an elephant can survive in the dessert only if there are a water source and food for the elephants.
Elephants, or more specifically desert dwelling Elephants like the Gourma Elephant, survive by following routes from one water hole to the next or "Highways". They cover vast distances between these water holes over rough terrain, though they usually travel by night as this cuts down on dehydration.
The African elephant has the biggest ears!The type of elephant with the biggest name has the biggest ears, the African elephant (not the Asian elephant). That's how I remember.
There are 3 elephant species in the genus loxodonta(African Elephant): African Elephant, African Bush Elephant, and African Forest ElephantThere is only 1 elephant species in the genus Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant), but it can be divided into 4 sub-species.
African elephants have bigger ears than Indian elephants. Coincidentally, African elephants' ears resemble the continent of Africa, and Indian elephants' ears resemble the country of India.
The Asian Elephant has the smallest ears, of the current existing species (African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, and Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant). However, when alive, the Mammoths had the smallest ears.
An Asian elephant is Elephas maximus and an African elephant is Loxodonta africana.
They live on the African Prarie but can survive for a short time in the desert
The large African elephant ears serve the purpose of regulating the elephant's body temperature. They help the elephant survive in its natural habitat by dissipating excess heat and cooling the body through increased blood flow to the ears, allowing the elephant to stay cool in hot environments.
it is helped by some nice people. it is helped by zoos and reserves and by its food
The African elephant has the biggest ears!The type of elephant with the biggest name has the biggest ears, the African elephant (not the Asian elephant). That's how I remember.
Size advantage is one adaptation. It's able to lose heat to survive in such environments. The trunk is the arm of an elephant allowing it to drink and eat.
Another African elephant?
The African elephant is the larger of the two species.
there are 3,African elephant, Asian elephant,and African forest.
It always was the African Elephant
the African Elephant lives in Africa south of the Sahara desert.
The subphylum of the african elephant is vertebrata
African elephant .