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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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What does koala taste like?

Given that it is illegal to hunt or kill a koala, there is no one in the modern world who could tell you.

What is the differences and similaraties between a horse and elephant skeleton?

The long lower part of the legs of most four legged grazing mammals (horses gazelles etc.) are the equivalent to human hand and feet bones, whilst the equivalent to our thighs and upper arms are foreshortened, so the animals walk on the equivalent to our fingers and toes. (Imagine yourself walking on all fours and you will find that your elbows and knees seem to bend the wrong way, relative to a horse's legs). Elephants, however, are more similar to ourselves and their lower legs are equivalent shines and forearms. They do walk on their toes, like a woman in high heels but the heel has a very large fatty pad to support the weight and cushion shock loads so they appear to be 'flat footed'.

Ian Clark - I am no specialist in this in this but I got curious when my daughter was told once by an Indian girl that 'Elephants cannot jump like a horse (which appears to be true) because they have no knees (which is not true) so I looked up some skeletons.

Where do you find the Elephas maximus?

Elephas Maximus is the scientific name for the Asian elephant . So you would find it in the fragmented forests of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China (extinct in wild), Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo.

When was Swans Reflecting Elephants created?

Swans Reflecting Elephants was created in 1937.

What do reindeer eat to fly?

Reindeer don't fly and nothing they eat can make them do so

Are elephants quiet?

In terms of their movement, elephants are quiet when they walk. They are technically walking on their toes.

Quoted from africa-wildlife-detective.com:

"The reason that elephants can walk so quietly is in part due to the fibro elastic layer providing a spongy cushion on the bottom of the foot."

And also check out animalanswers.co.uk, because they relate how elephants walking to high-heels.

"An elephant is essentially walking in high-heeled shoes, because the heel bones are raised right up inside the foot and rest on a thick pad of fatty cartilage. This cushions the bones and aligns them more vertically so that the vast weight of the elephant rests directly over the pillar-like legs."

A list of all mammal names?

There are many types of mammals .Eamples of mammals are Lar Gibbon,Asian elephant,Malayan tiger and leopard.

What was the average company size of SIC 1311?

Despite the fact that some firms are very large, 53 percent have fewer than five employees and report revenues of $50 million or less. The industry reported 325,900 employees in 1998.

How does the elephant adapt to it's environment?

Elephants adapt to its environment by their parents. their parents teach their way of life, on how they eat, what they eat, how they sleep, how they run and walk, and more. they adapt to their environment by their parents.

How big is a elephants eye?

An elephants eye is 34 millimeters in diameter. The elephants eye is relatively small compared to the size of its head.

What jobs were in 1900 that don't exist anymore?

A street sweeper who would actually walk in the street. Another one is the guy who lit all the gas street lamps, the town crier who told of important news, the coal tender on a steam locomotive.

Why can rhino's jump but elephants cant?

Elephants are the only mammals in the world that can not jump. Although they are the largest land animal, they lack the ability to jump. This is because they don't have the flexibility or spring mechanisms that are required to jump.

What sound does a sea elephant make?

Perhaps 'sea lion' was what this query referred to. In that case, sea lions communicate using a variety of noises. Commonly, people think of the sound a sea lion makes as a bark, just as one would refer to the sound a dog makes. The onomatopoeia for this would appear as, 'Ark'. Sea lions not only bark, but cry, bellow, trumpet and roar. Mother sea lions can identify her young solely based upon the indivuduality of it's cry amongst thousands of others. In popular culture, the fictional character Aquaman has a sea lion sidekick named appropriately "Ark".

Will there beThe Elephant Princess season 3?

Is there an Elephant Princess season 3?

Yes there is 2011-2012 filming

that's all i know

Difference between Asia and Africa Elephant?

The ears are the main way to tell the difference between the two. One has a wider ear, and the other is narrow and to the side of its head with a lip

What do Asians live in?

Mozambique.

I kid, I would presume Asia, but mainly in India and the Bengal regions of the subcontinent.