1. There are three distinct species of elephant left in the world: The Asian elephant and Africa has the forest and savannah elephant species.

2. The word “elephant” comes from the Greek word “elephas” which means “ivory”.

elephant-calf
3. The elephant’s gestation period is 22 months – longer than any other land animal in the world. A new born human baby weighs an average of 7 pounds while a new born elephant baby can weigh up to 260 pounds! The baby can stand up shortly after being born.

elephant-baby
4. The oldest known elephant in the world lived for 86 years (1917 – 2003). The average lifespan of an elephant is from 50 to 70 years. The largest known elephant was shot in Angola in 1956 and weighed about 24 000 pounds! It had a shoulder height of 3.96 metres!

elephant-bull
5. The tusks of an elephant are modified incisors that grow throughout an elephant’s lifetime. An adult male’s tusks grow about 7 inches a year. Tusks are used to dig for salt, water and roots, to debark trees, to clear a path and occasionally in fights. Additionally, they are used for marking trees to establish an elephant’s territory.

elephant-face
6. The elephant’s trunk is a fusion of its nose and upper lip. It is the elephant’s most important limb. The trunk is sensitive enough to pick up a blade of grass and strong enough to rip the branches off a tree. The trunk is also used for drinking – the elephant can suck up to 14 litres of water at a time and then blow it straight into its mouth!

When bathing, the elephant sucks water to spray on its body. It will then spray dirt and mud on its wet coat, which will dry and act as sunscreen.

elephant-trunk
7. Elephants have two gaits – a walk and a faster gait that is similar to running. They cannot jump, trot or gallop, however they can swim and use their trunk as a snorkel.

elephant-herd

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thanks for all the info lala oya move dis to front page.... oh i forgot, this is an elephant, not a "snake"......

amazing creature! i keep wondering about creation, Baba GOD you too much.....

nice information also elephants never forget when you wrong them.

Holumhidey:
thanks for all the info lala oya move dis to front page.... oh i forgot, this is an elephant, not a "snake"......

lol... maybe the next one will be for snakes

Newsmero:



lol... maybe the next one will be for snakes

once u post about snakes, lalasticlala will just move it to front page....

Nice write up, [color=#990000][/color]

You need to attend night school OP

"The last known elephant"

Ok

Nice write up Oop.

Elephant one of the most intelligent mammals in the world.

I will never get tired of watching a documentary about them in Discovery channels.

Nice one nd they also not forget if u wrong or do them right

Awwwww, I love elephants ehn, they are very social...watching them go around their business is always an incredible moment. Lemme add one for OP.

There is a structured social order in an elephant’s lifestyle...the females spend their entire lives in tight family groups made up of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and daughters, the eldest female normally leads the group while the adult males prefer to live a bachelor lifestyle.

Elephants have the best memory

Elephant shit.

Quite informative.

to the mod that ban my other account just after coming back from ban yesterday.
Shey na like dis ur life wan dey... Shey ogar Seun no be ur mate wey u dey work for him? Smh na mod work u go do till u old

Mtchwww

An elephant never forget.

this is interesting

elephant can also send buhari back to daura.....that's amazing

I luv animals, thou some of them ve gone into extinction

Educative post.. Thanks for sharing OP.







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Elephants, Gentle Giants

Interesting thread

They conduct burial rites

11.. Elephants never forget.

NessaBoo:
Awwwww, I love elephants ehn, they are very social...watching them go around their business is always an incredible moment. Lemme add one for OP.

There is a structured social order in an elephant’s lifestyle...the females spend their entire lives in tight family groups made up of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and daughters, the eldest female normally leads the group while the adult males prefer to live a bachelor lifestyle.

Most strong male animals prefer that bachelor lifestyle. Eg: Elephants, Lions, Eagles etc. The only time they go near the females is when they want to mate...after shagging, they find their levels.

The male species of animals that tend to stay close to their female partners are usually weak eg: Penguins, Pigeons, Dolphins etc