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Why Elephant Mums Poo on Their Calves.

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I visited a friend in his office within the week, while waiting at the reception, I noticed the television was on Curiosity.channel ( one of my favourites) flashing through some weird animal behaviours..

Sitting opposite was a young woman of about 35 with her daughter of about 8. Then on the screen was an Elephant mum and her calf walking so close between her mother's hind legs. Immediately the Mum slowed, and instinctively, I sensed what was about to happen.

And it did happen with the muscular contraction of the Mum's stretched tail, she released huge bombs of sh*t on the head of her baby who seemed to relish the feeling with every thud on its small head.

Expectedly, the little girl shouted nyamaaaaaa in apparent disgust. And her Mother equally felt irritated by the sight of the Mother Elephant pooing on her calf.

I laughed.

The natural teacher in me kicked in, and I explained in details why such seeming disgusting sight is essential for the wellbeing of both mother and calf.

And this nauseous behaviour is not limited to the gentle giant. Other mammals such as , rhinos, hippos and warthogs practice same for survival of their lineages

Elephants are hind gut fermenters. What this means is that once the food has passed through their stomachs and into their small intestines it enters the large intestine where bacteria causes fermentation to helps break down the grass and plant material.

However, as baby elephants are about to be weaned from consuming breast milk to feeding on plants something must give to prepare them for this important transition period. And that thing is eating the poo of their mothers.

The process of young animals eating the poo of their mothers is known as coprophagia.

This is because they're not born with the necessary bacteria in their gut to allow them to digest plant matter so the only way the calves can obtain the much-needed digestive bacteria needed to stay alive is to consume the faeces of their mother or fellow herd members.

Elephant faeces is composed of 75% water. The remaining 25% is made up of indigestible fibres that help the faeces through the digestive system, dead bacteria and also salts, dead cells, mucus and live bacteria. This live bacteria are what the baby elephants need to build up their own digestive systems as well as strengthen their immune systems without which they won't be able to survive.

Aside from the biological importance of eating poo, it also serves other purposes such as psychological. Dropping poo on the head of their calves help in bonding between the mother and calf. It also helps the calf to mentally internalise the peculiar scent of the mother.

There are other animals that feed on other animal's faeces. For example Tortoises eat hyena's scat (sh*t), this is because it is very high in calcium as hyena consume lots of bones as part of their diet. So the tortoises will eat the hyena scat to get the calcium to strengthen their eggs and also harden their own shells.

More interesting is Rabbits and Hares that eat their own faeces, sometimes directly from their own rectum,. Rabbits live life on very fast lanes with resting heart rate that ranges between 140 and 180 beats per minute, and well over 300 beats per minute when under stress, and they're always under stress so everything about them is fast.

Their digestive process is so fast that it doesn’t give the animals time to obtain enough nutrients from the food the first time. So they have adapted to eating their faeces in order to get the required nutrients that they weren’t able to absorb the first time.

What a wonderful world.

#wildlife #nationalgeographic #nigerianconservationsociety
Mynd44

Nature is powerful

Simply, you watch and listened to the documentery. Not your anything natural intellect. It has been played severally on #GEOWORLD

I thank God it doesn't happen to humans

Interesting, informative

Literally a calf will find it really difficult to survive without it's mother

illicit:
I thank God it doesn't happen to humans

Walahi!

The same way tinubu poos on his supporters
But the difference is that tinubu supporters swallow

agadez007:
The same way tinubu poos on his supporters
But the difference is that tinubu supporters swallow

Then who are the zombinsects?

It also reduce the effect of sun on their skin

agadez007:
The same way tinubu poos on his supporters
But the difference is that tinubu supporters swallow

Mod never see this comment to hide..

But hide illicit comment that isn't harmful.

Nature is indeed untapped, wow �

illicit:
I thank God it doesn't happen to humans

This is same way a certain Emilokan shiits on his urchins. I think that’s why they act weird their brains is infested with so much poo.

A Fool says on his heart there is no God

Great.

Nature at work.

agadez007:
The same way tinubu poos on his supporters
But the difference is that tinubu supporters swallow

LoL �

Wow. Thanks alot. I just gained something

Reminds me of a particular set of people supporting useless politicians. I don't have to mention name I'm sure you know who I'm talking about

illicit:
I thank God it doesn't happen to humans

. Lol if it happened in humans it's still gonna be a survival Instinct. Lyk you thank God it doesn't happen in humans

illicit:
I thank God it doesn't happen to humans

. Lol if it happened in humans it's still gonna be a survival Instinct. Lyk you thank God it doesn't happen to humans

Interesting, thanks for sharing this.

Very insightful

Amb1045:
Why Elephant Mums Poo on Their Calves.

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I visited a friend in his office within the week, while waiting at the reception, I noticed the television was on Curiosity.channel ( one of my favourites) flashing through some weird animal behaviours..

Sitting opposite was a young woman of about 35 with her daughter of about 8. Then on the screen was an Elephant mum and her calf walking so close between her mother's hind legs. Immediately the Mum slowed, and instinctively, I sensed what was about to happen.

And it did happen with the muscular contraction of the Mum's stretched tail, she released huge bombs of sh*t on the head of her baby who seemed to relish the feeling with every thud on its small head.

Expectedly, the little girl shouted nyamaaaaaa in apparent disgust. And her Mother equally felt irritated by the sight of the Mother Elephant pooing on her calf.

I laughed.

The natural teacher in me kicked in, and I explained in details why such seeming disgusting sight is essential for the wellbeing of both mother and calf.

And this nauseous behaviour is not limited to the gentle giant. Other mammals such as , rhinos, hippos and warthogs practice same for survival of their lineages

Elephants are hind gut fermenters. What this means is that once the food has passed through their stomachs and into their small intestines it enters the large intestine where bacteria causes fermentation to helps break down the grass and plant material.

However, as baby elephants are about to be weaned from consuming breast milk to feeding on plants something must give to prepare them for this important transition period. And that thing is eating the poo of their mothers.

The process of young animals eating the poo of their mothers is known as coprophagia.

This is because they're not born with the necessary bacteria in their gut to allow them to digest plant matter so the only way the calves can obtain the much-needed digestive bacteria needed to stay alive is to consume the faeces of their mother or fellow herd members.

Elephant faeces is composed of 75% water. The remaining 25% is made up of indigestible fibres that help the faeces through the digestive system, dead bacteria and also salts, dead cells, mucus and live bacteria. This live bacteria are what the baby elephants need to build up their own digestive systems as well as strengthen their immune systems without which they won't be able to survive.

Aside from the biological importance of eating poo, it also serves other purposes such as psychological. Dropping poo on the head of their calves help in bonding between the mother and calf. It also helps the calf to mentally internalise the peculiar scent of the mother.

There are other animals that feed on other animal's faeces. For example Tortoises eat hyena's scat (sh*t), this is because it is very high in calcium as hyena consume lots of bones as part of their diet. So the tortoises will eat the hyena scat to get the calcium to strengthen their eggs and also harden their own shells.

More interesting is Rabbits and Hares that eat their own faeces, sometimes directly from their own rectum,. Rabbits live life on very fast lanes with resting heart rate that ranges between 140 and 180 beats per minute, and well over 300 beats per minute when under stress, and they're always under stress so everything about them is fast.

Their digestive process is so fast that it doesn’t give the animals time to obtain enough nutrients from the food the first time. So they have adapted to eating their faeces in order to get the required nutrients that they weren’t able to absorb the first time.

What a wonderful world.

#wildlife #nationalgeographic #nigerianconservationsociety

Very wonderful world indeed.

Wow. Thank you for the lecture this morning

Educative...




Unfortunately, the humans are now doing this to stamp their hegemonial rule on their subjects. Take for example, Tinubu and his urchins.

agadez007:
The same way tinubu poos on his supporters
But the difference is that tinubu supporters swallow

All this backwards tribe want to be relevant...

Thank God it does not apply to human beings,
Women shit go just suffocate the baby

wiseone28:
Mod never see this comment to hide..

But hide illicit comment that isn't harmful.

The mod should Hide ur pic swallowing

obembet:
All this backwards tribe want to be relevant...

you are disgusting and shameless for bringing tribe into the discuss.

I pity your husband.

I will go to your youtube channel and tell people the type of person you are.

You are so disgusting with your bigotry. I screenshot this