Elephants are one of the most biggest mammals here on Earth. When tamed, they can be use for many important works like in constructions, circuses and attractions in zoos. Elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals. They eat grasses, leaves, bamboo, bark, roots. Elephants are also known to eat crops like banana and sugarcane. Human can only eat 3 to 5 lbs of food per day but adult elephants can eat up to 300 to 400 lbs of food within 24 hours. Wow! enormous amount of food. For this top ten article we are showcasing some of the 10 amazing huge facts regarding the elephants. Have some time to read and see the 10 listed facts below.TOP : 10
Fact : Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature.
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| Elephant ears |
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Fact : Elephant belongs to the "keystone species" because it plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.
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| Elephant belongs to the "keystone species" |
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Fact : Young elephants are called calves, female elephants are called cows and bulls for males.
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| Elephant cow, calf and bull |
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Fact : Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild.
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| Old elephant |
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Fact : The most famous circus elephant was probably Jumbo (1861 – September 15, 1885), who was a major attraction in the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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| Jumbo and Matthew Scott |
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Fact : Adult elephants eat 300 to 400 lbs of food per day (136 to 182 kg).
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| Elephant eating grass |
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Fact : Today, there are an estimated 450,000 - 700,000 African elephants and between 35,000 - 40,000 wild Asian elephants.
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| African and Asian elephant |
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Fact : Recent discoveries have shown that elephants can communicate over long distances by producing a sub-sonic rumble that can travel over the ground faster than sound through air.
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| Elephant communicating |
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Fact : Elephants love to mate during the rainy season.
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| Elephant mating ritual |
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Fact : Unlike human baby, it takes 22 months for a baby elephant to be developed and born.
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| Baby elephant (calf) and Female elephant (cow) |
Data Sources :
- www.defenders.org
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.workplaceinsight.net
- www.endangeredrag.org
- www.funchap.com
- www.postgresql.tistory.com
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.animalpictures123.org
- www.coop2012funimals.blogspot.com
- www.asdfes.edublogs.org
- www.elephantleague.org
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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