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Elephants
The largest land mammal on earth, elephants are divided into African Elephants and Asian Elephants. African Elephants have tusks and larger ears than Asian Elephants, and questions about all elephants should be asked in this category.
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Streamline is where you make something a shape so it can travel easily against air resistant.
e.g. An aeroplane has wings and the front is shaped so it can glide.
A trains front is shapes so it can go faster, old trains had a flat front and that is why they went so slowly.
Cars are also streamline especially racing cars.
Dolphins are also streamed lined because of there shape and top fin.
Do elephant live in Sri Lanka or the maldives?
There are no elephants in maldives but there are some in sri lanka
How is a Asian elephant in danger of extinction?
Because of confrontations between elephants and poaching for ivory, meat and hides. Some threats for Asian elephant are: Habitat loss and fragmentation, Illegal hunting and trade, Capture of wild elephants, Genetic threat, Disease, etc.
Where is the corporate headquarters for the Elephant Bar located?
The corporate headquarters for the restaurant chain Elephant Bar is located in LaMirada, California. There are 47 restaurants which belong to this chain.
What best describes the elephant before it is found in the field?
It is wild and on a rampage of destruction
It is murderous and untamable.
How does the green heron protect itself from its enemy?
In a natural system creatures do not have enemies, (the word enemy is a human concept), they have predators (that want to eat them or their young) and competitors (for their food supply). So please do not use enemy when referring to a natural system.
The heron helps itself to avoid predation and improve its food gathering abilities by being well camouflaged so that it blends in with its background and remains very still for long periods. When disturbed by a predator, being a bird, it can of course take to the air to escape.
Where did the term pink elephants originally come from?
The first documented use of "seeing pink elephants" was in 1913 and it was said by Jack London. The phrase is commonly used to describe drunken hallucinations and things along those lines.
If an elephant falls into a well how can it come out?
It actually depends how big the well is and if people are willing to take it out. Get a crane and pull it out.
What is your skin and how thick is it?
Skin is any integumentary covering, casing, outer coating, or surface layer, as an investing membrane, the rind or peel of fruit, an animal body, or a film on liquid. Human skin is thicker from person to person; a 35-year-old man who has been in construction for 10 years is bound to have thicker skin than a 35-year-old woman who has been teaching for 10 years. A teenager will have thicker skin than a baby's, etc. One question I have for you is why this is in the elephants category.
How are elephant families alike human families?
Elephants are very social and show emotions. One scientist observed a baby elephant that was playing in the grass. The calf got separated from his mother for a period of time. As soon as the calf noticed, the calf started wailing and crying. The calf's mother then rushed to the calf's side and began comforting it with her truck.
Elephants are also sensitive to death. Elephants have been observed picking up bones of other elephants and carrying with them.The elephants are also silent for a period of time as if they were remembering the elephant. They focus on the skull, possibly to identify the elephant.
Elephants also form circles around their young to protect them from predators. If a herd of elephants are separated, when they reunite they celebrate. This includes spinning, trumpeting, playing, and greetings.
What damage has the elephant done in shooting the elephant?
The elephant killed a Coolie as the quote states 'he was lying on his belly with his arms crucified, grinning with an expression of unendurable agony' - this quote shows the destruction the elephant has caused in the town. (It also wrecked a few stalls etc)
What adaptation does a monkey have?
There are many different species of monkeys, all with different adaptations. Some monkeys have special tails that they use as a fifth limb. Monkeys are flexible, strong, they can reach far, they have camouflage to hide in trees, and also are very fast.
What is the meaning of multi colored elephan?
There is no specific meaning associated with a multi-colored elephant symbol. Elephants are often seen as symbols of strength, power, and wisdom, while colors can represent different emotions or characteristics depending on cultural interpretations. The combination of multi-colors with an elephant may be seen as a unique and creative representation of these qualities.
