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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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What is being done to preserve Indian Elephants?
African elephants face extinction in the wild because of poaching and habitat loss. The largest land mammal, elephants reproduce slowly compounding the problem. You can help save African elephants in both small and large ways. Whether you travel to Africa to help out or find ways of helping locally, you can make a difference.
What kind of plants life is required to support elephants?
Grasses, fruits, trees, bushes, shrubs, and plants.
Baby elephants live with their families in Africa, Asia or at the zoo. Elephants do not have set homes in the wild. They constantly travel in order to find food.
How much food will a alligator eat in one day?
An alligator eats 12 times its body weight a day. Ain't that something! c(:
How much does it cost to buy a baby elephant?
Doesn't really matter, since all trade in ivory - which tusks are made of - is banned to protect the elephants from poaching.
Only ivory that's legal to buy and own is antique pieces, and it's really hard to set an average price on that.
The short answer to this is yes. The elephant, although historically and geographically a hot area inhabitant, is hardier than expected and adapts well to living in very cold wet climates. However, as with most animals that do not live in cold climates naturally, shelter should be provided.
Why do some people have big ears?
it's actually the exact same reason for humans having all different shapes and sizes of ears, also, ex-a bats ears are tall and like a mini opera theatre, enBLING IT TO HEAR SOUNDS WELL, THATS WHY DOGS EARS ARE TALL AND LIKE AN OPERA THEATER
Is a elephant seal a carnivore herbivore or omnivore?
Sea lions belong to the order carnivora. They are carnivores.
Why is elephants tusk important?
Elephants are important to life because without them who what other animal wouldbe imp
Which of these is the main threat to the survival of elephant species?
There is a global demand for ivory.
How big are female and male elephants?
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
The elephants heart beats about 25 times a minute. This is because bigger animals don't need to pump as much blood as a bird. A birds' heart beats about 100 times a minute. And a humans heart beats about 75 times a minute.
What is the only mammal in the world that cannot jump?
There are many mammals that are unable to jump. Elephants, hippos, manatees, seals and other aquatic mammals, sloths, burrowing subterranean rodents such as moles, etc.
How long does it take baby elephant to grow into an adult elephant?
Elephants reach adulthood when they are around 10 years or so old. Usually male elephants achieve full maturity and size when they are around 14 years of age. At that age, males leave the herd and go off to lead a solitary life. Females however remain with the herd.
Is the Asian or Asian elephant bigger?
It's the other way around. African elephants have bigger ears.
The theory is that since elephants can't sweat, they use their ears - which are full of blood vessels close to the surface - to cool themselves down with.
And as Africa is generally hotter than Asia, African elephants need bigger ears to keep from overheating.
Also. African elephants generally live in the open, while Asian elephants spend more time in the woods. Bigger ears would get quite worn and torn if they kept brushing up against trees and branches all the time.
Is an elephant a autotroph or hetertroph?
An elephant is a heterotroph, meaning it eats plants and other animals to obtain food. Autotrophs are organisms like plants that are able to produce their own food.
Do elephants of different species mate?
No, elephants of different species do not mate. The two main species of elephants are the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), and they do not interbreed. Each species has distinct breeding behaviors and mating preferences.
What is the only animal the can't jump?
They is more than just one.
If you think about it Snails cant jump neither can Snakes or Slugs.
Elephants cant jump either 'cos the are heavy weight.
Other heavy weight animals like Panda's can't jump.
Hope I helped,
Lucas
Does an elephant's tusks grow bigger as the elephant grows?
The heaviest recorded modern day elephant was an African elephant which weighed 12 tons. It was a bull elephant shot dead in Angola, in 1974.
Asian elephants are huge, but are generally smaller than the African savanna species. Asian elephants grow up to 21 feet long, stand up to ten feet tall, and weigh up to 11,000 pounds. Females reach about eight and a half feet tall and weigh less than males.
What are two species elephants?
The Two main species of Elephants are:
a. African Elephants - They are found all over Africa in small pockets and are found in large numbers in the southern part of the continent
b. Asian Elephants - These elephants are found predominantly in the Indian sub-continent (India and Sri Lanka) and parts of South East Asia.
Can a wolverine kill an elephant?
It's likely, as they are known to take down deer or caribou by themselves.
