TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT ELEPHANT.

1. THEY'RE THE WORLD LARGEST LAND ANIMALS.

The african elephant is the world largest land mammals- with fully grown male the average height is 3m and the weight is 6000kgs.

Males only get their full growth at the age of 35-40 years which is half of their life span.

It is not just adults! the calves are also so big and heavy. At the time of birth the weight of the calve is 120kgs.

These are the reasons why they are the world largest land animals.

2. WE CAN DIFFER TWO SPECIES BY THEIR EARS AND TRUNKS.

When we talk about the ears of these two species elephants then the ears of african elephant are bigger and shaped like african continent and the ears of asian elephant are small and look like indian subcontinent.

If we want to differ them by their trunks then in african elephant there are two finger at the tip of trunk whereas asian elephant have only one.

3. THEIR TRUNK HAVE MAD SKILLS.

You will not believe me but I have to tell and it is true that elephant have 150000 muscles only in their trunk. 

The trunk have some more abilities that they can drink water by their trunk and they can bath by their trunk and the trunk can store 8 liters of water at a time and when they swim the trunk comes upward at the top of water and they can breath underwater also.

Asian elephant have been seen that they pick a peanut, break the shell, eat the seed and blow the shell out only by their trunk. Is not it interesting!

4.THEIR TUSKS ARE ACTUALLY TEETH.

Tusks of elephant are actually enlarged incisor teeth that can out first when they are two year old and grows lifetime means 'older the elephant bigger the tusks are'.

They have their specified works like digging up roots, barking off trees, also used in fighting with another elephant.

But wait these tusks push them to the danger!!

Because these tusks are made of material named "IVORY" which is expensive.

These tusks are sold in every country illegally and for stopping this trade in India the NGO named 

World animal protection india is working to stop this illegal trade they want support of local people so please Click here to give your valuable support.

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5.THEY'VE GOT THICK SKIN.

The elephant skin is 2.5cm thick at the most body parts and the fold and wrinkles on the skin can retain water 10 times more than the flat skin.

They keep their skin clean and protect from sunburn by taking regular sand and mud bath.

6. ELEPHANTS ARE CONSTANTLY EATING.

The elephant can eat 150kgs of food per day although half of it leaves the body undigested.

They eat so much as they can spend 75% of their day only eating.

7. THEY COMMUNICATE THROUGH VIBRATIONS.

Elephant communicate in variety of ways that include sound like trumpet calls(some of them are very low to be hear by humans), Body language, touch and scent. They can also communicate through seismic signals. Seismic signal are the type of sound which create vibration in ground that can be detected by bones of their body.

8. ALVES CAN STAND WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE BIRTH.

Amazingly, elephant calves are able to stand within 20 minutes of birth and can walk after 1 hour of birth.

After two days, They can keep up with the herd.

This incredible survival techniques means that the herd of elephant can keep migrating to find food and water to thrive.

9. ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET.

The elephant's temporal lobe(the area of brain associated with memory) is larger and denser than that of people - hence the saying "elephants never forgot"

10. AROUND 90% OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT            ARE WIPED OUT IN PAST CENTURY.

Around 90% of african elephants are wiped out in the past century. Largely due to ivory trade - leaving only 415000 wild elephant alive today.

Asian elephants are also under threat, having declined by at least 50% in the last three generations. There are only around 45000 left in the wild. Asian elephants populations are finding its harderto follow their traditional routes to reach water, feeding and breeding grounds.

                                                                  written by

                            HEMANT SONI