Curiosities Of The Elephant
The elephant, despite being a huge animal, gives off tenderness and does not scare us in the least. We know that they are tame and approachable, and that makes them one of our favorite animals. Would you like to know some curiosities of the elephant? We tell you!
Some curiosities of the elephant
His ears
Did you know that elephants use their ears as a temperature regulator ? As they have a slow metabolism and a large volume, it is difficult for them to stay a little cold, since they live in very hot climates, and their ears help them to do so.
African elephants also use their ears against threats. As they are larger than those of other species of elephants, they move them abruptly and thus frighten their predators.
They always go in herds
You will never see an elephant just because they live, walk, migrate and eat in herds. In fact, when there are baby elephants, they surround them to protect them and if the mother died, any other member of the herd would take care of him.
They sleep standing up
Adult elephants always sleep standing up. This is a way to protect themselves from predators because if they were caught lying down, while lifting the weight they have, they could be eaten.
Baby elephants, however, do go to sleep, although always surrounded by adults.
Bathe in mud
Although we have surely seen elephants bathing in rivers and lakes in many reports, photos and magazines, they also often bathe in mud, because it is cold and also eliminates parasites.
His weight
The African elephant is the largest known species among the pachyderms and can reach seven tons. Can you imagine meeting one of these specimens? Even so, there was a known case of an elephant weighing 11 tons.
Divided herds
When the male elephant reaches 12 years of age, he leaves the herd, which means that there are only females and calves in the herds. Males can come together in pairs or groups of three and fight to win over a female.
Eat, eat and eat
If you were surprised to learn that a koala spends 22 hours sleeping, how about knowing that an elephant spends 16 hours eating? Their mothers don’t have to tell them ‘eat to make yourself big’. In fact, it is estimated that an elephant can eat an average of 220 kilos of food per day.
His sound
Yes, elephants are not mute, they make a sound called sweeping.
His trunk
You already know that one of the most common uses of the elephant’s trunk is to drink water, but this is very useful for them, since they use it to scratch their eyes and ears, as well as to catch or throw objects.
His ears are unique
The elephant’s ears are each unique, not even the two of the same elephant are identical. We mean that they have marks that could resemble our fingerprints.
There was a dwarf elephant
They say that animals have evolved. We do not know if this is true or not, but there is evidence of a species of elephants the size of a pig that lived in prehistoric times.
Age
An elephant can reach 70 years of age, although there is a record for the oldest elephant, which lasted to 82 years.
The pregnancy
An elephant’s gestation lasts 22 months, the longest of all animals living on earth. Almost nothing!
Food
Many wonder what elephants eat and their diet is based on grasses and tree bark.
Did you like knowing these curiosities of the elephant and getting closer to this very tender animal?
