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About Elephants
Elephants are the world's largest land mammals, and they have enormous bodies, large ears, and long trunks. There are two distinct species of elephants. The African elephant is the largest of all elephant species and weighs up to eight tons. The other type is the Asian elephant. There are actually a few different physical differences between the two types of elephants. The African elephant's ears are larger, and the Asian American elephant's ears are smaller and more round.
Habitat
Elephants are most commonly found in savannas, grasslands, and forests, but they also live in deserts, marshes, and highlands throughout Africa and Asia's tropical and subtropical regions. A herd of elephants travels with each other to find water and food. Each herd has a matriarch, which is normally the oldest female elephant. When there is a drought, they seek advice from the matriarch elephant to locate water or food sources. Likewise, when faced with a threat, the herd looks to the matriarch's wisdom and experience for guidance.
Diet
Elephants are herbivores and eat fruit, small plants, bushes, grasses, twigs, tree bark, and roots. Elephants prefer tree bark as a meal source. They use their Tusks to used to cut into the trunk and peel off bark strips. Elephants eat between 330-375 lb of vegetation daily. Sixteen to eighteen hours of an elephant’s day is spent eating.
Fun facts
Elephants communicate in various ways, including sounds like trumpet calls, body language, touch, and scent. They can also communicate through sounds that create vibrations in the ground. Elephants have remarkable memories.
Elephants have the largest brains of all land mammals. Even after many years, they have the ability to recall previous elephants and humans they have encountered. Also, an elephant's tusks are deeply rooted and are actually its teeth. Elephants weigh around 200 pounds at birth and stand about three feet tall.
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