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They just jump right into the bathtub with their squonge and bath soap. They really like bubble baths. The bathtub is a convenient river or watering hole. They will use their trunks to insure all of their skin is covered, and will often coat themselves with mud, which helps kill off any parasites, prevents sunburn and keeps off the insects. And if there isn't any water around, they may do the same thing with dust. In many places in Africa, the elephants look deep brown or almost red rather than gray from the dust they have coated themselves with.

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How do African elephants protect themselves?

African elephants protect themselves from threats by traveling in groups for safety, communicating using infrasound to warn of danger, and relying on their large size and strength to deter predators. Additionally, they may use their tusks and trunk to defend themselves if necessary.


What is the difference in size and shape between Indian elephants and African elephants?

One difference is that African elephants have the bigger ears. They are also slightly bigger in size that Indian elephants. African elephants also have two "fingers" at the end of there trunk while Indian elephants only have one and African elephants are more grey while Idian elephants are more of a dusty colour.


What type of animal are Elephants?

There are two major species which are the African elephant and the Asian elephant.There are also Sri Lankan, Indian, Borneo pygmy, Forest, African savanna, and Sumatran elephants.


What types of elephants are in zoos?

Zoos typically have African elephants and Asian elephants. African elephants are the larger of the two species and have larger ears, while Asian elephants have smaller, rounded ears. Both species can be found in zoos around the world.


Do African elephants have bigger tusks than Asian elephants?

Yes, African elephants typically have larger tusks than Asian elephants. African elephants, both males and females, have longer tusks that can reach the ground, while Asian elephants, particularly females, have smaller tusks that are less prominent.

Related Questions

How do African elephants protect themselves from preditors?

kill them with their tusks


Why do African elephants have sutch long ears?

To cool themselves.


How do you clean an elephant?

You can clean an elephant with a hose and a scrub brush. Elephants love the water and clean themselves daily in the wild.


How do African elephants protect themselves?

African elephants protect themselves from threats by traveling in groups for safety, communicating using infrasound to warn of danger, and relying on their large size and strength to deter predators. Additionally, they may use their tusks and trunk to defend themselves if necessary.


Do elephants use their ears to clean themselves?

No - but large elephant ears are used to control the elephants body temperature by letting off excess heat


Are African elephants asexual or sexual?

All elephants are sexual, including African Elephants.


Which has larger ears African or Asian elephants?

African elephants


What animal comes in the African and Indian varieties?

elephants come in african and indian varieties you can get african elephants and indian elephants.


What is the population of African elephants?

There are about 470,000 living African elephants at this time.


African elephants are larger than Asian elephant?

Yes, african elephants are slightly larger than asian elephants. Male African elephants reach about 4m whereas male Asian elephants reach 3.5m.


Are there Elephants in the African Forest?

Yes there are elephants there.


Where Can You Get An Elephant?

You get African Elephants and Indian Elephants. African Elephants can be found in Africa. Indian Elephants can be found in India. You might try your local zoo.