Elephants
Elephants are the largest land animals today. Take a pregnancy up to 22 months, which is the longest of the land animals of all kinds. Newborn elephant has an average weight of 120 kg, aged between 50 to 70 years, but the oldest elephant ever recorded the age of 82 years, the largest of which was recorded live in Angola in 1956. which has a weight of 11,000 kg to shoulder height measuring 2.96 meters higher than the general male African elephant to one meter. The elephant is the smallest. About the size of a calf or a large pig prehistoric species that lived on the island of Crete during the Pleistocene era. Observations Male elephants are healthy have no natural predators. Although the lion to hunt elephants or elephant weak despite some elephants threatened by encroachment of human habitat and hunting. Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and a reputation as a good memory and intelligence. On an intellectual level, it is estimated to be equal to that of dolphins. Or ever primate
evolution
1. African elephants,
African elephants from Asian elephants are different in many respects. The most obvious observation is that the ears are larger than Asian elephants addition to the larger African elephants, Asian elephants, obviously, and a concave back in Asian elephants have tusks, only male only. However, both male and female African elephants have tusks and are usually less hairy than Asian elephants. African elephant originally been classified as a species, one of which consists of two subspecies called savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) and the forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis), but DNA analysis recently suggested that the two might. a different species together
2. Asian elephant
Asian elephant known as the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) are smaller than African elephants have smaller ears and that is noticeable. Only males have large tusks that come out to see. Asian elephants worldwide, estimated at around 60,000, representing one-tenth of
the African elephant by between 41 410 and 52 345 who live in nature and between 14 500 and 15 300 rope is fed in Asia may have approximately 1000 line. which are scattered in zoos around the world. It is possible that Asian elephants may decline at a slower rate than the African elephant. And mainly as a result of the intrusion into hunting and destruction of habitat due to human encroachment
of elephant behavior
Elephants live in a society that has no structure. Living in a society of male and female elephants are very different. The female will spend their whole lives in a family group or herd. A solid relationship Consisting of a mother, sister, aunt and uncle, these groups will be led by the oldest female, called the Shrew (matriarch), while adult males spend most of seclusion. Elephants are herbivores. And takes up to 16 hours per day. Chang's food is very diverse. Both seasonal and varies according to the source address and the area. Most of the elephants eat leaves, bark and fruit of a tree or shrub. It may eat grass and herbs in large quantities as well. As well as the animal does not chew hooves and no other digestive elephant only 40% of the total volume consumed only. Their digestive system is inefficient in terms of volume. Adult elephants consume 140-270 kg per day
elephant found in popular culture in the West as a symbol of exotic animals. (Exotic) because of its unique appearance and shape, which makes it different from other animals, and I like animals in Africa like giraffes, rhinos and many species of hippopotamus. Make Westerners are not familiar with these animals.
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