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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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Who would win in a fight an elephant or a king cobra?
Perhaps , an Indian Mongoose a creature renown for being capable of persevering against the King Cobra .
What does an elephant with its trunk up mean?
Actually the significance of an Elephants trunk being raised up is a symbol of good luck, fortune, and basically optimistic.You might hear various explanations, but none is reliable. There is no significance to either raised or lowered trunks.
In Thailand it is the Elephant that is considered good luck, regardless of the trunk position.
Other sources:See related linksHow heavy is an adult elephant?
Male African elephants stand at around 10 to 13 feet tall at their shoulder. Female African elephants stand at around 7.2 to 8.5 feet tall at their shoulder. Their Asian counterparts are around 1 - 2 feet shorter than them and weigh a few thousand pounds lesser than them. The Average Asian elephant weighs anywhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Full grown adult tuskers are known to weigh in the range of 4.5 tonnes. The Average African elephant weighs 2.7 to 6 tonnes. Though the African females are known to weigh approximately the same as their Asian counterparts, African Bulls are known to be much heavier than their Asian brothers.
How long have elephants existed?
About 73,670 years ago which is equal to about 78 whole chains. One chain is 53. thousand elephants in a family. so that is currently right now 4,134 dead elephants in the Johnson family. Wait- oh hold on, [cell phone rings] *Hi Jason! oh, good. I'm posting an answer about elephants on Wiki Answers. Yep. yep, okay, bye! wait, what?!? He just died? awe tell the priest that to say 'may he rest in elephant heaven peace'. okay bye. Thanks for the update.* Yeah, my cousin Jason's pet elephant just died about 1 minute ago, yeah. he was 45 . weeks. okay there's your answer, bye!
How long is a rhinoceros gestation period?
A Black Rhino is pregnant usually between 419 and 478 days, or 15 to 16 months. The mother will give birth to a single calf, weighing in on average 35 to 50 kg, (about 80 pounds). The calf will stay with it's mother anywhere from 2 to 3 years, and sometimes, if the calf is female they may stay longer, and form a family type group of females. For more details, see the sites listed below.
they will be pregnant for 15 to 16 months (460 to 490 days)
No they dont fly
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Yes they do. They grow wings later on, when they grow older. They will grow wings, thus, making them able to fly. This process takes over a century though. Scientist researched further into these "elephants." They actually have little wings implanted in their body. They will soon, and pretty soon, grow wings and will be able to fly. Do not listen to the guy above. He is a complete idiot.
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What are elephants teeth called?
The long teeth that curve outside an elephant's mouth are known as tusks. They are actually long and curved incisors. They also have about 24 teeth inside their mouth that are a mix of molars and premolars.
Why do African elephants migrate?
When ever Elephants run out of food they will move to find new food. This mostly happens in the dry season. They may travel 200 miles in search of water.
That live in the US, none. There are basically, just the elephants that would be in the circus, or a live act performing for people.
Are elephants herbivore animals?
First and foremost, elephants eat plants.
If one was unable to observe the obvious fact of elephants eating plants, one could tell that they were herbivores because of the shape of their teeth. Most (although not all) herbivorous animals have teeth which are adapted for cutting and tearing off plant material to eat.
Not only that, the elephant's trunk is flexible enough to reach up into trees to grasp and curl around leaves, fruit, or other plant parts in order to eat them.
Elephants also do not have other adaptations necessary to be anything but herbivores. Unlike carnivores, they cannot stalk, nor jump, nor run at speeds fast enough to catch prey. Also, to support their immense sizes, they are grazing animals which must eat constantly. Meat is a harder commodity to find than grass and leaves in the elephant's habitat.
What is a elephants trunk used for?
They're called teeth.
The extended upper incisors are called tusks.
Can a anaconda swallow an adult elephant whole?
A large anaconda could conceivable eat a baby elephant, but since anacondas are native to South America, while elephants are native to Africa and Asia, it is not likely that the anaconda would have the opportunity. On the other hand elephants are very protective of their young and the mother would probably stomp the snake into the ground if they did meet.
An anaconda can never swallow an elephant. Swallowing is a different aspect altogether. It wouldn't be able to kill one. Elephants are not only the strongest animals, they are one of the smartest too.
An anaconda wouldn't think of killing and swallowing a muscular man and hence it seems very implausible to include the mightiest animal in its menu.
What is the name of an elephant leader?
A heard of elephants is lead by the matriarch, a cow. Young bulls are part of the herd but adult bulls only tag along with the herd for short periods of time.
How much can a the African elephant weigh?
The average weight of a full grown African forest elephant is 3 tons.
The average weight of an African bush elephant is 6-1/2 tons.
What did became extinct in the ice age?
THE one and only WOOLLY MAMMOTH it has long fur that can be almost smelt by a human, it has two sharp tusks that are seen to be curved about 5m long or 16ft , also are very tall, also lastly scientist are actually very close to the close discovery of remaking a woolly mammoth.
What is an elephants body temperature?
The average body temperature of an elephant is 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
How can you tell if its a boy or girl elephant?
i think African elephants have bigger ears and Asian elephants are darker in colour, and have smaller ears
What is the substance that forms an elephants tusk?
Ivory is the commonly used name for the substance of an elephant tusk.
What is heavier a blue whale or an elephant?
A blue whale is much heavier. An elephant can weigh up to 6 tons. A blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons.
A mature bull Elephant can weigh 9,000lbs -13,000lbs (4,500-6,000 kilos). A mature blue whale can weigh 230,000lbs-300,000lbs (108,000-136,000 kilos).
The blue whale is not only the largest living animal on earth, it's the largest animal that has ever lived on earth.
