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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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Do both male and female elephants grow tusks?
It depends. Female African Elephants have small tusks while Male African Elephants have large tusks. In Asian Elephants, only the males have tusks. Females have very small or no tusks at all. Even among male elephants, the African Male's tusks are much larger than the Asian Males tusks
Where in the world the is large number of elephants are found?
Usually there are many elephants in Africa.
Elephants live in just 2 continents in the world- Africa and Asia. African elephants are found in 36 African countries. 2 species of elephants live in Africa- Savanna Elephants (which live in grasslands, marshes and beside lakes) and Forest Elephants (which live in dense rainforests). Asian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants. Indian Elephants live in 11 countries (including India and Indonesia) and go between forests and grassland (depending on where there is more food). Sumatran Elephants are found only in Sumatra and they like living in forests.
What is red and white on the outside but gray and white on the inside?
The answer to this riddle is "Campbell's Cream of Elephant Soup".
Where do elephants get rid of excretion?
elephants get rid of excretion by pooping out of its but as it walks away its truly a disgusting site to see.
Why did mammoths die in an ice age?
Scientists are not sure what caused the extinction of the woolly mammoths, but they have a few theories. Theories include climate change at the end of the Ice Age, human induced diseases, and human overhunting. It could have also been any combination of the above.
What does an elephant use to hear sound?
Elephants use their large sound collecting ears to hear sound. Elephant's ears are very important to an elephant because they serve many purposes, much more than hearing.
Where did the African Elephant lived?
The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus)
They are extinct as of the 17th century. But prior to their perpetual absence, they lived and roamed the great plains of Madagascar, a large island off the east coast of Africa. This feathered beauty was the largest bird to ever live (in comparison to known ancestors) and is the cousin of present-day ostriches and emus. With massive legs and claws, and vestigial wings that bore no purpose other than to designate it as a proper bird, it would not have been a very swift and speedy runner. Standing about 10 ft (3 m) tall, it was among the largest animals and likely the head of the Madagascan food chain. They were later drawn out to extinction by the increase of human occupation and exploration of the island, and the removal of the large birds' similarly large eggs.
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How does the African elephant parent its offspring?
Once the baby is born, within two days it is ready to start travelling. The mother, aunt and it's sisters will all help to care for it until it is strong enough to look after itself. The herd will not travel fastly so it can keep up. The mother shows it what plant are edible or not. The baby will pretty much learn from the rest of the herd. At birth the baby elephant while will wiegh about 105 kilograms. The mother and her sisters ( if she has any ) will take care of the new born until it is ready to take on the wild by itself. The mother only stays with her baby for about two weeks and then its learning time ( how to hunt, run and protect itself from other animals ).
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Are African elephants larger than Indian elephant?
Indian elephants have smaller ears, and African elephants have larger ears. I also think that the African elephants tusks might be a bit larger than the Indian ones. This answer is not completely accurate, but the Indian elephants do have smaller ears than African.
What is the living conditions of elephants?
drie land with lots of mud pools and ponds. elephants also live in zoos (u probably know that) and other things you can getin elephant books or on a zoos website
What did mammoths look like and how do you know this?
You can see the related link for a picture of a mammoth (pictures are worth a thousand words :) ).
We know this is what they looked like because the frozen carcasses of some species (complete with preserved hair) have been found in the Arctic Circle in both Asia and North America. Even without a full carcass, people can get a very good idea of what an animal looked like by examining fossil bones.
Because of two main reasons:
- Hunting & Poaching - Trophy Hunting and Ivory Poaching is the main reason for the decline in numbers of African elephants. There were once millions of these animals and now only a few thousand survive
- Habitat Loss - As human numbers grew, people started settling into forests and that has also affected elephant populations.
- This species is currently considered "Vulnerable", not endangered.
Over all the species is classified as vulnerable, in some places, such as southern Africa, the elephant populatino has recovered. However, the forest elephant is disappearing rapidly, and there are countries where the elephant is severely endangered, as well as some countries which no longer have elephants (i.e. they are locally extinct).
Who constructed grant trunk road?
The Grant Trunk Road, originally known as the Grand Trunk Road, was constructed under the reign of Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century. It was built to connect the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, facilitating trade and travel. The road underwent further enhancements during British colonial rule, becoming a vital artery for transportation in India. Today, it remains one of the oldest and longest major roads in Asia.
How much stronger is an elephant than a man?
An elephant is powerful because of its size and its trunk, or nose. The nose of an elephant can uproot a tree that is thirty feet tall.
Is there a real animal called a white elephant?
White elephants are usually meant towards something unwanted; something that is burdensome.
Or in regarding to actual white elephants: there are rare, albino (or pale gray) elephants in parts of South Asia.
Given an opportunity - Yes. But it is unlikely that a lion pride can hunt and kill a full grown elephant. However, they have been known to hunt down elephant calves and injured or old elephants that stray away from their herd. Practically speaking, there is no way a lion pride can bring down a full grown elephant.
