Elephants

An African elephant's bladder can hold up to 18-26 gallons (70-100 liters) of liquid waste at a time. They have a large bladder capacity to allow them to hold urine for longer periods between bathroom breaks in their natural habitat.

The cost of shipping an elephant from Africa to Australia can vary widely depending on factors such as transportation method, permits, handling, and care during the journey. It could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to arrange and execute such a complex and specialized operation.

Elephants have adapted to hot climates by evolving physical features like large ears to help regulate their body temperature. Hot climates provide an abundance of food and water sources that elephants rely on for survival. Additionally, the warmth helps support the growth of vegetation that elephants feed on.

Nelly the elephant met the head of the herd on the road to Mandalay.

Not necessarily 'natural' but it does occur.

The elephants digestive system is pretty poor at extracting nutrients from the grasses they eat. A lot of undigested grass passes throu the gut to be expelled as dung.

Elephants (and other animals) are known to eat their own dung to re-digest unprocessed food.

it is a carriage that is place on the back of an elephant or other similar animal. In the past it was used to carry around wealthy people or for hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner.

On average, a blue whale can grow up to about 82-98 feet long, while an adult male elephant can reach heights of about 10-13 feet at the shoulder. This means the height difference between a whale and an elephant can be around 70-85 feet.

Elephants can travel long distances to migrate, with some herds covering up to 300 miles in search of food, water, and suitable habitat. The exact distance can vary depending on factors such as location, availability of resources, and seasonal changes.

They have a designated area or 'elephant graveyard' they go to to pass away. Elephants will travel many miles to end up at the 'elephant graveyard. In most cases, they know when it is their time and will travel to elephant graveyards if they are able.

Most of the time, elephants do not die of old age. For the most part, they die of starvation. They spend most of their lives eating vegetation which requires a lot of chewing. Eventually their teeth grind down and then another one will take it's place. Similar to the way we lose our baby teeth as we grow older and then a new one comes in. With elephants however, this will happen four times in their lives. Once their teeth are eventually gone, they no longer can eat and therefor starve to death.

Elephants also die from poachers. The poachers take there tusks. They use the tusks to make jewelry and carve them. The tusks are made from ivory.

The most well-known extinct elephant species is the mammoth, which went extinct about 4,000 years ago. Other extinct elephants include the straight-tusked elephant and the dwarf elephant species that lived on islands like Sicily and Malta.

Elephants are known to be the largest land animals, with adult African elephants reaching heights of 10-13 feet at the shoulder, and adult Asian elephants reaching heights of 8-10 feet at the shoulder.

Elephants use their large ears to regulate their body temperature by flapping them to cool down. As they flap their ears, the blood vessels in the ears release heat, helping to lower their overall body temperature. The thin skin on their ears allows for efficient heat exchange with the environment.

baby elephants first eat grass. then as hey grow older they eat shrubs. when they reach adult hood they eat bamboo! this is what elephants eat... but if you are doing a project, dont use this i made it up!

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The average human adult heart is about the size of a closed fist. It weighs approximately 8-10 ounces (about 230-280 grams) and is roughly the size of a large lemon.

Elephants are herbivores and won't eat flesh.

The most endangered type of elephant is the Sumatran elephant, with a population estimated to be less than 2,000 individuals. They are facing threats such as habitat loss, fragmentation, and poaching. Conservation efforts are crucial to protect these elephants from extinction.

It's unlikely to drown in a standard size puddle due to insufficient depth of water. However, if someone were to hit their head or become trapped in some way, it could be possible, but still very rare.

The gestation period for elephants is around 22 months, making it the longest gestation period of any mammal.

Baby Elephants are one of the largest and heavies babies at birth. At birth, they weigh approximately 250 pounds and can stand at around 2.5 feet tall. At the end of a year or so, they weigh over a 1000 pounds.

Adult Male Elephants have the longest and largest tusks of all elephant species. The Tusk is nothing but a teeth that has grown out of the skull. Just like a human teeth, it is made of calcium and other minerals. It is used as a display of size and strength and sometimes during fights or to bring down a tree while feeding. Females usually have a very small tusk or no tusk at all.

Elephants are browsing animals, feeding on fruits, leaves, shoots, and tall grasses; they consume hundreds of pounds of food a day and drink up to 50 gal (190 liters) of water. They will graze on grass or reach up into trees to grasp leaves, fruit, or entire branches. When an elephant becomes very old, the last set of teeth is worn to stumps, and it must rely on softer foods to chew. Very elderly elephants often spend their last years exclusively in marshy areas where they can feed on soft wet grasses. Elephants are herbivores,, spending 16 hours a day collecting plant food. Their diet is at least 50% grasses, supplemented with leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots, and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Because elephants only digest 40% of what they eat, they have to make up for their digestive system's lack of efficiency in volume. An adult elephant can consume 140-270 kg (300-600 lb) of food a day. 60% of that food leaves the elephant's body undigested

In some species, such as elephants and hyenas, females do lead the herd due to their social structure and family dynamics. However, in other species like lions, it is the males who lead the pride. Leadership roles can vary depending on the specific behavior and hierarchy within each species.

Elephants send out mating calls, or do thing to "impress" the others they would like to mate with. If the the mattee is intrested they go over, and do their buisness and that is how elephants find their mate.

The African elephants are the largest. The story of Jumbo "The world's biggest elephant" : Probably the largest bush elephant ever held in captivity, Jumbo was bought by the London Zoological Gardens in 1865. He was loved by the English, who took their children to ride in a howdah on his back. They also admired his great size. When he was sold to P. T. Barnum, the circus entrepreneur, in 1882, the English were extremely unhappy. Even Queen Victoria protested. But it was too late. Jumbo was crated and sent to the U.S., where he attained fame and fortune as the biggest elephant in the world. At the age of 16, his height at the shoulder was estimated at 10'9". One night, in 1885, after a performance, Jumbo and a baby elephant were being led across a seldom-used railroad track when an unscheduled freight train thundered around the bend. The lights and noise disoriented the huge pachyderm, and he was killed when his head was crushed between a boxcar and a flat-car elephants rock!

African elephants mainly rely on their large size, tusks, and trunk for defense. They can use their tusks to deter predators or threats, as well as their trunk to push or smack potential attackers. In addition, African elephants may also work together in a group to protect each other from harm.