Are elephants good at digging?
The one feature that makes an elephant unmistakable is its long trunk. A trunk is an elephant's best tool for sucking up water, digging, grabbing, lifting, sniffing, and breathing. The trunk even has a fingerlike tip that can flick dirt from an elephant's eye or pick up a single blade of grass. Hope that helps! <3 <3 <3 ;)
How old can a male African elephant get?
The estimate is 40-60 years. Elephants of that age-group have usually lost their teeth, and eventually die of starvation due to the inability to chew their food.
What is the situation of the story about the blind men and the elephant?
Each man only understand a part
Mya is a young girl who lives in Burma. She meets Nick Freestone in the book, Elephant Run. She wants to be a mahout, but she cannot.. according to tradition. She is the sister of Indaw and the daughter of Nang. She loves elephants, especially Miss Pretty. :D:D
Mammoths are considered extinct, although there are a few people who claim to have seen them in remote areas.
What was the name of the elephant born in taronga zoo?
The oldest elephant is called Luk Chai and the youngest elephant is called Pathi Harn. Pathi Harn means miracle in Thai.
What are the advantages of ear notching?
accuracy is good and less cost of operation & less maintenance required for notching machine.
Are wooly mammoths part of the elephant family?
Yes. They're part of the taxonomic family of elephans (elephantidae). Mammoths have their own genus which many difference species of mammoths were part of, but still unlike modern elephants, they all were still mammoths.
What are some literary devices in the novel Water for elephants?
One important literary device in the novel is the use of flashbacks, as the story is told through the standpoint of Jacob as an old man.
What does the African elephant do for its reach it is to eat or brake the bark off of trees?
It uses its trunk. Elephants live in forests where rich vegetations are usually high up in the tree. The leaves of plants form the basic source of food for the elephants and the tusks help them bend or break branches of the trees and help them pluck out the leaves and fruits from the trees. The trunks also help them suck up water and helps them drink.
What are the themes of elephant run?
The theme is in the end family is the most important.
The theme is practically given to you at the end of the story.
Does a rabbit's large ears aid in cooling its blood?
Yes, a rabbit's long ears most definitely assist in cooling the animal down, especially in extreme heat conditions. The flesh on a rabbit's ears is very thin and they are more lightly furred. When blood flows through the capillaries in the ears, cooler air passing by helps draw some of the heat away from the body. If you happen to have a rabbit suffering from heat exposure, holding a cold, damp cloth or even an icecube against the rabbit's ear will most quickly help it to cool down.
yes people do actually eat trees if they're really desperate. NEVER EVER eat pine trees because the sap might seal your mouth shut.
Can any animal beat an elephant?
A rhino being smaller and weaker than an elephant it would lose the fight immediately, it has no means to kill an elephant with, its horn gives it no advantage, since the elephant has tusks that are longer, and its trunk is very strong. The elephant would kill the rhino 10 out of 10 times - except for a fire attack - s.
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Elephant, more body mass and greater height. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musth
Musth is linked to sexual arousal or establishing dominance, but this relationship is far from clear. Numerous cases of elephants goring and killing rhinoceroses in national parks in Africa have been documented and attributed to musth in young male elephants, especially those growing in the absence of older males
Obiously the elephant wins although the rhinos have horns the elephant is the biggest animal on earth and it has two large teeth which are very strong so the elephant wins.
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How long do elephants stay with there parents?
For ever, all the elephants stay in a group and in that group there are many offsprings .
How do the long ears of the elephant help it?
Because their skin is so thick it is difficult for them to loose body warmth. Therefore they have such large ears with a lot of veins and a thinner skin.
Thanks to this multitude of veins, flapping their large ears is quite effective.
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How much does a regular elephant way?
Asian elephant bulls can weigh nearly four tons, African bulls six tons or more.
What are three organisms that share the same habitat?
Three organisms that share the same habitat are a shark, a fish, and coral in an ocean.
Are elephants the largest living animals?
Elephants (in particular, the African elephant) and the largest (heaviest) of land animals. Blue whales are the largest mammals. Giraffes are the tallest land animals.
Did elephants exist in Australia?
I doubt it. If they did I would be millions of years ago when Australia was part of Asia