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People used to hunt elephants so that they could get their tusks. Ivory was used to make beautiful jewelry and statues.
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Why are lions afraid when elephants trump?
Lions are the enemy of elephants because lions have been known to hunt and kill baby elephants. In fact, large groups of lions have learned how to successfully hunt and kill adult elephants who are not in the company of other adult elephants who will help protect them.
What do they call people who hunt elephants for their tusks?
Erm... hunters?
Is a lion active day or night?
Well they are both. They are known to hunt zebras and all in the day. They do rest in the afternoons and at night they have been known to hunt elephants
Why do poachers hunt elephants?
Mankind has hunted elephants for a very long time. In prehistoric times, men went on hunting trips to hunt mammoths, which were cousins to elephants. There are three known species of elephants around today. They are: the African elephant, which has very large ears; the Indian elephant, which has much smaller ears and lives in India; and the recently classified Forest elephant. Over the years, elephants have been hunted for two main reasons: the meat could feed a whole village; and most importantly the two long tusks can be sold for a lot of money. Some other elephant products are leather made of its skin, and there was a time when the feet were used to make umbrella stands. Tusks, which are made of ivory, became so valuable that poachers would hunt and kill dozens of elephants in one night, just to butcher them for the tusks. The rest of the animal would be left behind. This awful practice is so bad that there are very few elephants left in the wild. The sale and trade of ivory has been severely restricted in recent years, but sadly, that has not stopped the illegal killing of elephants. The situation is so bad in Africa, that men who are assigned to protect the elephant herds are allowed to kill poachers when necessary.
Are elephants in dangered?
they are in dangered because people hunt them for their ivry tusks
Can elephants hunt tigers?
No because elephants are herbivores. It's the other way around, tigers can hunt elephants
What are African elephants prey?
Elephants are herbivores, they do not hunt.
Do africans hunt elephants?
Yes. Some tribes that live in the African Forests hunt various animals for food. This includes the Elephants also. But, this is not the biggest threat to African Elephants. Poachers who kill them for their Tusks have killed thousands of Elephants.
Where do elephants hunt?
Elephants don't hunt because they are herbivores which eat plant matter. They eat leaves, twigs, grass, roots and fruit.
What do elephants eat and hunt?
Elephants are herbivores, plant eaters. And plants rarely needs to be hunted.
Who hunts elephants?
Lions, hyaenas and wild dogs hunt elephants in Africa. They can only take calves as the adults are too big. In Asia the main predators are tigers, and they have occasionally been known to kill adults.
When did the humans hunt elephants for ivory?
whenever they need to
Do elephants use any special body parts to hunt or to build homes?
does the dolphins have any special body parts to use eat,hunt,or build a home.
When was it illegal to hunt for ivory?
It is and has been illegal to hunt Elephants for Ivory. Poaching for Ivory has been one of the main reasons for the rapid decline in the population of elephants in the wild. All nations have put a ban on elephant hunting and it is illegal to hunt elephants.
What is the ememies of the elephant?
The human.Humans hunt elephants for their ivory tusks.
What is the animal that hunters hunt for their tusks?
Elephants are hunted for their tusks
When do elephants hunt?
They are Herbivorous. So they are plant eating species.
