BABY ELEPHANT and many Elephant facts

lsn't he just the cutest happy little Elephant
ELEPHANT  FACTS ---

Elephants can live up to the age of 70 years or more.

Elephants have a slower pulse of 27, and for a canary it is 1000.

The African and Asian  Elephants are the only 2 surviving species of what was in prehistoric times a populous group of large mammals.

Only 1 mammal can't jump and thats the elephant.

Elephants have been known to learn up to 60 commands. They have a great memory

An elephant poops about 80 pounds a day.

Elephants love water and they are excellent swimmers..

When elephants travel, they walk very quietly behind each other in single file the baby elephants hanging on to the tail in front. The whole herd protects the young elephants

Elephants purr like cats do, as a means of communication.

A male elephant mates with a female elephant at about 20 years of age.Before mating a male elephant secretes a strong smelling urine which attracts compatible females. Sometimes they communicate with a rumbling sound for mating.

An elephant takes 22 months to have their baby

An elephants tooth can weigh as much as 3 kilograms
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Elephants can weigh as much as a school bus, approx. 10,000pounds.

Elephants often rest by raising 1 foot and crossing it behind another

Elephants sleep standing up but sometimes the baby elephants lie down

Elephant herds are matriarchal in nature, i.e. they are headed by a female, usually the largest and heaviest of the group.

The African are the largest of Earths land mammals. Their enormous ears help to keep them cool in the hot African Climate.

WELL I THINK THAT"S THE END OF THE ELEPHANTS STORY.

but they really do fascinate me as they do most people.

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