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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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How long is an elephant pregenent for?

Elephants have one of the longest gestation period among mammals. They are pregnant for a period of around 22 months. After the 22 month gestation, they giver birth to a calf that is approximately 250 pounds heavy and stands at around 2.5 feet tall

How do you say how are you in African?

"African" is not a language. It is a continent that contains 54 countries and more than 2100 completely different languages. Some estimates place the number of languages at around 3000.

If you have any quesitons about African languages, you will have to specify the language.

The most prominent languages spoken in Africa are:

Afrikaans

Amharic

Arabic

English

French

Fula

Hausa

Igbo

Oroma

Somali

Swahili

Yoruba

Zulu

What is an elephant doing on Antarctica?

An elephant doesn't always feel comfortable in the hot weathers of Africa and Asia. He goes on holiday to Antarctica to enjoy the cool breezes during the afternoon.

Do elephants have nails?

Yes they do -- I believe it's 3 on each foot.

Are there such things as American elephants?

yes their are american elephants in america but there are other kinds of elephants too!

What is the average height for a female?

There is no average height for a 25-year-old woman. In a healthy adult height is related to nationality rather than age (with the occasional exception of old age). For information about the average height of women (and men) in different countries, please see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

In the book Shooting an Elephant Why do the local officials want something done about the elephant?

One interpretation is that the elephant represents imperialism, which is oppressing the Burmese people. The elephant already killed a coolie, which represents imperialism taking over the people on a small scale. The elephant needs to be killed before it oppresses the people even further.

To look at the story from a literal sense, the elephant needed to be killed simply because it already killed one of the citizens and it posed as a threat to the people's safety.

What is the Chinese word for elephant?

in Chinese elephant is called '' [xiàng], and '大象' [dà xiàng] is more commonly used in daily life.

Why were slaves treated so badly?

Black Slaves in the 1700's were treated so badly because the white English, Spanish and Portuguese travelers thought they were inferior in every way. When white people first discovered their way of life and religious views they immediately thought that they were inferior "Half-People", and because they didn't worship god and practice Christianity, they would make excellent labor workers and domestic slaves. They were shipped from around Africa to the Central Americas and Caribbean Islands to work on sugar, cotton and wheat plantations until near death. The trip from Africa to Central America took about 6-8 weeks and was an extremely harsh experience. Many sick slaves were thrown overboard so the Captains of ships like "The Zong" could claim insurance instead of having sick and dying slaves, which would lower the overall value and profit of the slave cargo. Torture devices and irons were used on the slaves to 'break their will' and prevent them from escaping.

So...basically the white travelers thought they weren't real people and they could be manipulated and forced into a harsh life of non-stop labor until death. They were treated as property and some even had their names taken of them to "de-humanize" them.

Hope this helped anyone doing an essay or something :)

Does an elephant roar?

No an elephant does not roars, it trumpet.

When was The Elephant Man released?

Elephant Man was born on September 11, 1976.