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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 elephants ever sneeze?

No, elephants do not hibernate because if they live in the savannah, they won't get snow so they won't have to hibernate.

But they do migrate, which means they change location to search for food.

How heavy is a full grown male elephant?

A full-grown male elephant can weigh between 10,000 to 14,000 pounds (4,500 to 6,300 kilograms). The weight can vary depending on the species and individual elephant.

Do elephants pass wind?

It's muscle and useful blubber. They are not "fat". Their percentage bodyfat is very rarely above what is normal for an elephant - unlike humans.

Elephants are not fat. They are just... huge! They have a large body yes, but they are not fat.

How do you make an elephant float best answers in the world?

Use the pool skimmer net. The same one you use to clean leaves out of the pool with.

Or place one end of a board in the water near the snake and the other end on the deck and let the snake climb out by itself.

What are the uses of a elephant in Hindi?

Indian elephants are used for transport or maybe even food

Why is the elephant heavier than the mouse?

On both it has the same amount of gravity but it has a different amount of force. The elephant might weighmore than the cat but they both have the exact same amount of gravity, or as others say it, acceleration. So the answer would be that it pull down on both of them with an equal amount of force.

Are Elephants and cats alike?

they differ because manaties are marine mamals and elephants are land mamals.

Both are mammals.

Both are herbivores.

Males of both species retain their testicles within their abdomen.

Do indian female elephants have tusks?

They normally do not. Most female African elephants, however, have tusks that can be quite large.

How many calfs does a female elephant have a year?

Technically the answer is zero. African elephants are pregnant for about 22 months so they only have babies about once every two to four years.
Elephants can only have one baby a year, because elephant gestation lasts for almost 2 years.

How long does pregnancy last for?

A cat is pregnant for about 65 days. A variation of four days either way is not unusual, so the whole cat gestation period may be as short as 61 days or as long as 69.

How much do elephant tusks grow per year?

The tusks present at birth are only milk teeth which fall out after around one year of age (approximately 5 cm long). The permanent tusks begin to protrude beyond the lips of an elephant at around 2-3 years of age, and will continue to grow throughout its life. Were and elephant's tusks able to grow long enough they would be in the shape of a spiral (similar to the extinct woolly mammoth), because the tusk typically follows a sinusoidal curved growth pattern. The growth rate of tusks is at approximately 15-18 centimeters per year.

Does elephants have necks?

Yes, elephants are vertibrates and therefore have a backbone.

What is the purpose of elephant tooth paste?

It is a chemical experiment using hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide, mixed with detergent and water.

If you add all these together, the hydrogen peroxide's decomposition is sped up by the catalyst, potassium iodide. Oxygen is given off and forms foam with the detergent. The foam pushes up in the cylinder or test tube and comes out the top looking like toothpaste, hence elephant's toothpaste.

What sub group does an elephant belong in?

Elephants are a breed of mammals. Mammoths are said to be their ancestors.
Mammal

How does living limiting factors affect an elephant?

One limiting factor for the African Elephant is the climate of the Sahara Desert. They have to migrate from place to place to find a good watering hole.

How old are most elephants?

The longest age of elephants are up to their 80's and they die of weakness

Does an Elephant have claws?

Yes be careful they can hurt you with them as they are sharp

How many hours does an elephant spend eating every day?

Elephants eat nearly 150 to 200 kilograms of plants and other plant material like grass, fruits etc. so if an animal has to eat that much food, it is not found in one place or one tree. Elephants keep moving from place to place and they eat the plants they find. They eat almost 6 to 8 hours in a day. Almost all the time they are awake and they eat.

Do people use elephant skin for clothing?

Elephant skins are used for clothing (especially shoes and boots). Their skin is even used to make leather for furniture. All the same it is wrong and usually illegal in most cases to have elephant skins, probably due to the fact that they are becoming endangered.

How many gallons of water a day do sycamore tree drink?

I've been told that sycamore trees drink 500 gallons of water a day.

I'm trying to find out for certain, but I know they are VERY heavy when they fall, and they prefer to grow near water. So even if it's not 500 gallons, it's probably a lot more than most trees.