Elephant is considered to be the largest mammal living on land.
Following are the interesting facts about this amazing creature:
- Elephants are of two types. These are African elephants and Asian elephants.
- African elephants are generally larger than Asian elephants
- The difference between both types is due to the structure of ear. African elephants ears are larger than Asian Elephants ears.
- In Asian Elephants only the males have tusks whereas in case of African elephants, both the sexes have tusks.
- Elephant can eat upto approximately 160 Kgs of Food per day.
- The major enemies of elephants include lions, humans and hyenas.
- Elephants are normally hunted by human beings who want to sell their precious ivory tusks.
- Elephants generally eat grass, leaves, roots, fruits and buds.
- Elephants can weigh about 4 to 8 tons.
- Pregnancy period in elephants is twenty two months.
- Newly born baby elephant is known as calf.
- Female elephant can give birth once in five years.
- The maturity age for reproduction in twelve to fourteen years.
- Only one calf is born at a time. Generally there can be no twins or triplets.
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