The elephant is the largest living animal on earth. Of all
the animals, the elephant is the heaviest. Elephant tusks are very long and
strong. There are basically three species of elephants.
Elephant
Information/Description/Geography
The elephant is the largest living animal on earth. Of all
the animals, the elephant is the heaviest. Elephant tusks are very long and
strong. There are basically three species of elephants. (African Elephant, African Wild Elephant, Asian Elephant). The
elephant is a very old animal that lives on earth. There are 3 generations.
Elephants are found mostly in the forests of Africa. The elephant breathes
through its nose. While most people call his nose a proboscis. The elephant
drinks water through its nose. And uses its trunk as a weapon. The trunk of an
elephant is very long and strong enough. Ivory is very valuable and strong.
People use ivory to dig and make weapons. This is the reason why hunters hunt
elephants. Elephant's ears are like very large palm leaves. An elephant can
lift a considerable amount of weight with its legs. Her legs are very strong.
African Elephant |
Elephant breeds spread to Africa, South Asia, and Southeast
Asia and are found in the surrounding areas. The elephant lives in dense, open,
and large forests. Elephants are not carnivores at all. Elephants are
vegetarians. The elephant stays very close to the water because the elephant is
very thirsty for water. The elephant always stays in his group like a family. A
female elephant always carries her young with her. The baby elephant walks
between its legs. When the baby elephant grows up, he leaves his family and lives
alone. Baby elephants live with their mother for about four to five years. The
age of an elephant is equal to the age of a human being. Elephants can live up
to 80 years. Elephants communicate with each other through sounds and smell.
The elephant senses danger because of its large ears. The elephant finds out
before the earthquake and the elephant leaves its place. The elephant has a
good memory. And it can be sympathetic to humans.
Wild elephants have been declared a threat to the world.
Because the wild elephant of Africa is very dangerous. And does not trust
humans easily. Because man trades his teeth and uses his children for zoo
exhibitions. In the past, elephants were used to lift weights. In the past,
people used elephants in war. But now elephants are used only for exhibition.
People have also made the elephant a symbol of their religion.
Elephant Breed/Classification/Taxonomy
There are basically three species of elephants.
- African Forest Elephant
- African Bush Elephant
- Asian Elephant
African Forest
Elephant
This breed of the elephant is found in parts of Africa. The
ears of this breed of elephant are very large and the waist is thick. This
breed of the elephant is very innocent. The tail of this type of hand is not
very long. The skin of this breed of the elephant is thick and rough. Their
shoulders are higher and their backs are lower. This breed of the elephant is a
very slow breed that rarely survives.
African Bush/Wild
Elephant
There are two colors in this breed of an elephant. These
elephants live in the dense forests of Africa. In this breed, most elephants
are brown and some are black. The tusks of this breed of elephant are very
strong and long. They are raised from the shoulders and also from the back.
Such hands are very angry and very dangerous. This breed of an elephant has
been declared endangered all over the world. Other carnivores are also afraid
of this breed of an elephant. The front of its teeth is very pointed. Which
the elephant uses as a weapon. By the way, these elephants are very dangerous
and can even kill human beings, but hunters hunt these elephants. Because the
trade of such ivory is very high. People use their teeth to make weapons and to
dig. When such hands get angry, they don't even let go of bloodthirsty animals
like lions. And the lion stays away from these elephants.
African Wild Elephant |
Asian Elephant
This species of elephant is found mostly in the forests of
Asia. The skin of such hands hangs downwards. By the way, this elephant is also
very innocent but it has a lot of irritability. Unlike other elephants, its
tusks are not very long. But of course, they are very strong. These elephants
are very high from the front and their mouth size is very big. This elephant,
like other elephants, lives in dense forests. Elephant breeds can be very sympathetic
to humans. People also keep this breed of elephant for display. And most of
the zoos in the world live in Asia. Predators and other people also use this
ivory to their advantage. These breeds of elephants are never separated from
each other. However, the cubs of these elephants are separated from each other.
There is the largest Asian elephant in the world.
Elephant Size
Elephant’s Size
& Weight |
|
Male Elephant |
Female Elephant |
Size =
305-337cm/11 feet |
Size = 200-270cm/9-10
feet |
Weight = 5.6-7.8t |
Weight = 5-6t |
African wild elephants are larger than Asian elephants.
While the African wild elephant weighs more than the Asian elephant.
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Elephant’s Teeth
An elephant has about 26 teeth. But the teeth of an ivory
baby are less than 26 and grow with age. By the way, an elephant has 26 teeth,
but as the elephant gets older, these teeth keep getting bigger. Elephants
change their teeth seven times in their entire life and this process is done by
nature. Elephant jaws come only once while the teeth keep changing. The
elephant's teeth from which all its food comes come twice. When the elephant is
seven years old, a new complete set of teeth emerges. And when the elephant
reaches the age of 20 to 22, another new set of teeth emerges. The two famous
teeth in front of an elephant appear only twice in its lifetime. The elephant
uses its teeth as a weapon. And these two ivory tusks are traded all over the
world.
Elephant’s Trunk
An elephant's trunk or nose is attached to the upper part of
an elephant's mouth. An elephant's trunk is an important part of an elephant's
body. The elephant uses it to breathe and drink water. The back of an
elephant's trunk is quite thick and heavy. And inside the trunk of an elephant,
there are two tubes like a nose. This trunk of an elephant has more than
140,000 muscles. Contains no bones or fats at all. The muscles of the trunk are
similar to those of an elephant's skull. The elephant uses its trunk to drink
water, breathe and strike.
Asian Elephant |
Elephant’s Body
Parts/Organs
Because the elephant is the largest terrestrial animal, all
parts of its body are larger than other animals. The brain of a young and
complete elephant weighs about six kilograms. The weight of an elephant's brain
decreases at birth but increases over time.
In addition, the heart of an elephant weighs about one
kilogram. The heart of a young and complete elephant beats about thirty times a
minute. And when an elephant sits or lies down, its heart beats eight times a
minute.
Elephant’s Birth
& development
A female elephant carries a male elephant for about two
years, giving birth to a baby elephant at 4 to 5 years of age. A female
elephant always gives birth in cold, wet weather. A baby elephant is 90
centimeters long and weighs 130 kilograms. A female elephant usually gives
birth to only one offspring, but sometimes it also gives birth to twins. A new
baby elephant is always with his mother and his group. All the members of the
elephant group play with the baby and raise him. In the beginning, the baby
elephant lives in the footsteps of its mother, from which the mother raises it.
A female elephant feeds her baby regularly so that all the muscles in her body
are strong and able to walk. The baby elephant becomes very strong in the third
week of life. During this time, the baby elephant also learns to use its trunk.
From which the child can automatically drink water and pick up things.
Baby Elephant |
In the first three months of life, the baby completes its nutrition with its mother's milk. And after three months the baby starts eating fodder automatically. This baby has the power to eat plants and drink water. But still, the baby elephant continues to drink its mother's milk continuously for six months. And after ten months the baby elephant is complete.
When the baby
elephant is fully grown, all the elephants start playing with it. The baby elephant usually becomes an adult at the age of ten.
Top Amazing Facts about
Elephants
- The largest animal on the Earth
- Elephants can eat for several consecutive days.
- Elephants talk to each other with sounds and smell.
- An elephant calf can stand on its own feet thirty minutes after birth.
- Elephant skin is very thick and rough.
- Elephants are good companions of each other
- Ivory is traded all over the world.
- Elephants can be good friends with humans.
Elephant Breed |
What is so special
about an elephant?
Elephants have certain characteristics that are not found in
other animals at all. The first and foremost feature of the elephant is that it
is the largest animal on earth. Then the elephant's large and wide ears, long
trunk, thick legs, and heavy body are included in its features.
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