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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.
4,375 Questions
How many breeds of elephants are their?
There are Asian Elephants and there are African elephants . They both have different foot prints faces and ears and also the size of them .
What was the name of the elephant on the elephant show?
The elephant was not given a special name on the show. It was simply "elephant."
Do elephants really mourn their dead?
Yes, they do. Elephants will even show respect towards the dried skeletal remains of another elephant by smelling, touching and even vocalizing ("trumpeting"). They can tell "who" the elephant was by the scent of the remains.
Is there a law against killing elephants for their tusks?
Yes recently there was a law that you cant kill elephants for any reason unless it is killing people
About 300 km before they would sink from being too tired bout 48 hours straight
Is an elephant an invertebrate or an vertebrate?
An elephant is a mammal, and has a backbone, so is a vertebrate.
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Do any animals prey on elephants?
It is not well known that any animal will attack and kill an adult elephant. Lions will not even try for a baby due to the close protection of the mother elephant.
However, recently there has been photographic and video evidence of a pride of lions attacking, killing and eating a full grown elephant.
You Should Ask Jeff Corwin.He Was In The Water With One petting Him And Talking To His Friend When All The Sudden The Elephant Grabbed His Arm And Thrashed Him Around He Was Lucky He Had His Arm That Day. He Would Have Had Only One Arm.
How many miles does an elephant run?
An elephant is capable of swimming 26 miles a day, if needed. Some Indian elephants swim this much to feed on tigers.
This answer needs help.
1. Elephants do not feed on tigers.
2. There is no source quoted for this answer. Given the absurdity of the second statement, perhaps the author meant 260 miles day...or 2.6.
Elephants are nomadic and move around lot. They will move around within one area for a while until they have eaten all their favorite foods or until the water dries up. When that happens, they will move to another area. They repeat this pattern over the course of a season.
Seasonally, they have regular movements called migrations where they travel over long distances looking for food and water and a more hospitable climate.
Why the elephant does not sink into the ground?
because the area of their feet, that touches the ground, is large and so the pressure the elephant makes onto the surface of the ground is small. They will sink if the ground is not hard enough, but on average they have no problems with sinking into the ground
