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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 can we help African Elephants?
First, we can support the efforts of rangers who work to protect elephants from poachers. We can do that with donations to organization such as the World Wildlife Fund. Secondly, countries should pass stronger laws banning the import and possession of ivory products.
What size is an elephants teeth big or small?
Im not sure, but they are probably big because of the size of their mouth.
Did the largest land mammal known weigh as much as four elephants?
Yes, specimens of the species Paraceratherium (a rhino-like mammal that died out about 23 million years ago) weighed 18 tons, about as much as four elephants do today.
Do elephants and chipmunks live in the same area?
No, because chipmunks live in coniferous and boreal forests, elephants live in the savannah.
What is the ecological role of Indian elephant?
The African Elephant is a keystone species in their environment. The African elephant coverts forest to Savannah and are needed for seed dispersal. They also create natural fire breaks with the large paths they wear into the grasslands.
Who is stronger elephant or rhino?
Elephants are quite a bit bigger and heavier than rhinos. Elephant males in musth(=rut) have been known to kill rhinos as well as livestock.
It could kill a rhino if it trampled the rhino to death or charged at it before the rhino charges at it. The elephant also has a weight advantage and thicker muscles.
Why is there elephant culling?
Elephants now live in 2% of the land that they once occupied. Due to the fact that they are now concentrated in small areas they are a far greater burden on the environment. The is some speculation on what the carrying capacity is for elephant as there is no real scientific studies available. Elephants consume about 200 kgs of food a day so their presence on game reserves are very noticeable. Culling is the practice of shooting usually an entire herd of elephants to reduce the over all number in an area. It is a controversial practice which is questioned by many Scientists in South Africa. More scientific study needs to be done to support the practice as there are other methods that can used to keep down the population. The first is to close down artificially created water holes that are created for tourists. The abundance of water increased elephant populations.
Yes, the ivory in an elephant is found in its tusks. One of the main reasons the elephants are endangered is because of the ivory in their tusks. The tusks are located in the front of the elephants face, a very prominent feature for the elephant.
Either for the thrill of the hunt, or because there's money to be made from the parts of the animals. Ivory from elephant's tusks is very valuable to some. Tiger body parts are used in Eastern medicine.
Unfortunately yes they are. This is because of hunters hunting then killing them for their tusks. Poor things...
What is the density of an elephant if its mass is 3000 kg and his volume is 3250 L?
0.923076 because 3000 divided by 3250 is 0.923076 recurring.
Elephants sleep either in laterally recumbent or they stand and sleep if undisturbed.
They prefer the morning hours in their natural habitat, mostly between 6.30 am and 11 am in winters and after 8 am in summers.
They usually use a shaded place with leaf litter and good cover. Two to four elephants in an average herd of 8 elephants stand an sleep or debark or graze while the younger elephants are recumbent on the ground.
An elephant can be loyal only if u dont bother the elephant while itz sleeping... or when itz eating... thts it fron me!
