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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 substrate do elephants in in captivity?

This depends on the wealth of the captors! Commonly in the UK/USA sand, compressed mud or even wood chippings (soft wood) are used. Concrete is seen in poorer zoos however there is little evidence to suggest it is any worse. Like with most enclosures zoos aim to make the exhibits as aesthetically pleasing as possible.

Some reports have suggested that there needs to be a mixture of hard and soft substrate so that the hard substrate wears down the elephants nails (yes they do have them) whilst the soft substrate provides relief to the softer tissue in the centre of the foot.

How are giraffes and elephants alike you need some similarities?

Giraffes and elephants are both large mammals that inhabit the African savanna, where they play crucial roles in their ecosystems. Both species are herbivorous, relying on plant material for nourishment; giraffes primarily consume leaves from tall trees, while elephants graze on a variety of vegetation. Additionally, they are both social animals, often living in groups and exhibiting complex social behaviors. Their size and distinctive adaptations make them iconic representatives of African wildlife.

What really are tusks?

Tusks really are teeth. They're sharp, long, and curved. They stick out beyond the mouths of such animals that have them: elephants, narwhals, walruses, and wild boars.

11 Which close relative of the elephant is a native of Africa and resembles guinea pig?

Hyraxes are rabbit-size mammals that look like guinea pigs. These distant relatives of elephants and sirenians live in Africa and the Middle East.

How much does a full grown tulip weigh?

A full-grown tulip typically weighs between 1 to 2 ounces (about 28 to 56 grams), depending on the variety and size of the flower. The weight can vary slightly based on factors such as the soil conditions and the amount of water the plant has absorbed. Overall, tulips are relatively light flowers.

What kinds of exercise are there?

Exercise comes in many forms, but there are three basic types: resistance, aerobics, and stretching.

Do elephants smell better than bloodhounds?

WELL this is a very interesante question BECAUSE elephants smell more like platypusses and bloodhounds smell like grass/eggs/curtains. ocassionally they smell like lamps. so i belive this is a opinionated question.

What is an elephant driven by?

Usually drivers, of lorries and sometimes buses. There have been a few elephants that have been driven by aircraft pilots, but it's rare, with the elephants being so big and all...

A couple of tribes tried to shepherd them but elephants don't really dig that lets all pretend we're scared of the dog thing and follow that bloke with a flute, c'mon!

How tall is an elephant compared to a giraffe?

An elephant is 1/2 to 2/3 of the height of a giraffe.

How many times do an elephant fart?

No. Hymans fart when we eat something strong such as coke, or something spicey. Animals are the same thing. Elephants do not eat anything but grass and drink water therefore they can not fart of something without salt or pepper. But if you where to give such a animal a pile of spicey chicken then you would have a house hold of farting elephants.

The average elephant when given something spicey will fart all day until they go to asleep, because there body system is not used to such a back up so they produce a gaegous eruction which is also a fart until they can no longer saty up. So they number is around 100 to 250 times if given something with salt or pepper or something spicey.

Why are Asian Elephants smaller than African Elephants?

Asian elephants are smaller because their jungle habitat makes being large a disadvantage.

What is the difference between a carrot and an elephant?

Nothing. They are both exactly the same, in every way, shape and form.

Does culling the elephants help the environment?

It depends on which side of the fence you are on. One line of thought believes that it is good because it eliminates stress on habitat that can't support a large population of elephants.

However, some comprehensive and a long term studies have revealed that the opposite is quite true. These studies took decades to observe and record because they looked at every possible factor associated with elephants, including their longterm presence in habitat or seasonal migrational patterns. Elephants have a profound effect on regenerating vegetation by keeping it pruned, positively impacting available water supplies, keeping harmful undergrowth down, and spreading seeds through their manure. Places where elephants no longer live have turned into water-stricken wastelands. Their ecosystems have been destroyed and drought is severe. This in turn affects other plants and animals. The presence of elephants actually affects climate.

Culling herds of elephants is not only a bad idea but it is cruel and inhumane in the extreme. Culling means that whole herds of elephants are slaughtered--usually from airplanes in the air that round them up and start firing on them. The herds are healthy--but the old, the prime, and the young are cut down indiscriminately.

Elephants die in fear, adrenaline pumping through their bodies. They are terrified and smell the death and loved ones as they are slaughtered. Orphans are left with lifelong emotional trauma; and, if they are not rescued, they are defenseless against predators. Orphaned sub-adult elephants turned into behavioral problems for other animals and for animal management. Yet, animal management people mistakenly take the position that this approach is better than elephants dying from thirst and starvation and putting more stress on the environment. But elephants know grief and loss like we humans do and they grieve for their lost loved ones for their entire lives.

It is a no brainer that it is much better to die as a part of the natural cycle of life than to die in such a way as "culling". If these glorious animals are to die, it should be as a part of the natural cycle of life and not an artificial mandate that does not take into account the harmful and devastating effect the mass deaths of these great beasts have on the environment, delicate ecosystems, and the climate.

Culling elephants has a chillingly negative effect on our world and it does nothing to help the environment.

Do elephant's exhibit competitive behavior?

elephants are rairly aggressive towards one another, but once it is time for mating season it is common for the males to fight sometimes leaving one or the other with major wounds.

How do you use tusk in a sentence?

The Asian elephants tusk was bigger than the African elephants tusk