Elephants are still used in Asia and Africa for various purposes, such as in forestry, lifting and stacking heavy logs and for pulling heavy weights. This use has gone down with the invention of heavy machines to do the job, of course. In tourism elephants are useful for elephant tours where tourists can experience an elephant ride, for example in India and Thailand. They are also used in zoos and kept in preservations. Elephants are expensive animals to buy and too feed. One needs special knowledge to handle them, a person called the 'mahout' or elephant driver.
mammoth's weigh more but they are exstinked CORRECT ANSWER: Animals living today that are bigger than elephants are aquatic. They are: Blue whale Sperm whale Whale shark Right whale Finback whale Humpback whale
The population of African elephants is estimated to be between 470,000 - 690,000. This is a huge decrease from the 1930s and 1940s when the population was estimated to be between 3 and 5 million.
Poachers primarily use firearms such as rifles to kill elephants for their tusks. Some also use poison arrows or spears. These weapons are used to quickly kill the elephants and retrieve their valuable tusks.
Elephants ARE used to make a sort of ancient Asian medicine. I'm not completely sure if the medicine actually works though.
Elephants are the largest land mammals and have existed for millions of years. They have played a significant role in various cultures and societies, from being used in warfare and transportation to being revered as symbols of wisdom and strength. Unfortunately, elephants face threats today such as habitat loss, poaching for their ivory, and conflicts with humans, leading to declining populations in the wild.
yes and no some plantations don't have it
There is certainly proof that elephants used to live in ancient Egypt but I'm not aware any were found in the pyramids. There wouldn't be any today either as elephants are extinct in Egypt.
sometimes elephants were rode on during war and sometimes they have used elephants as a type of excecution.
Elephants Tusks are used for paino keys and art. They are killed for their tusks.
Elephants were not used to build the Eiffel tower.
We dont really know
no, but there are elephants that still thrive.
They were the equivalent of today's tanks.
In ancient times, elephants were brought to many places from the wilds of Africa. Some were used for warfare. Hannibal, the famous general of Carthage used elephants much like today's tanks. With soldiers mounted on an elephants back, and a driver, they caused panics among Roman calvary horses. The elephants strength allowed them to stomp on enemies. Elephants also proved they could survive harsh temperatures. Hannibal had them cross the Alps with his army as he then marched into Italy. This was the Second Punic War.
There are not that many elephants left. There used to be 5 million elephants. Now there are less than 400,000 in Africa.
mammoth's weigh more but they are exstinked CORRECT ANSWER: Animals living today that are bigger than elephants are aquatic. They are: Blue whale Sperm whale Whale shark Right whale Finback whale Humpback whale
Today only 3000 - 4000 are left in Thailand