Youtube fist uploaded video showed the elephants in their old exhibit in Elephant Mesa. source
Youtube fist uploaded video showed the elephants in their old exhibit in Elephant Mesa.
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia. source
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia.
Elephants are the only animals with four knees.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
Male African elephants are the largest extant terrestrial animals and can reach a height of 4 m (13 ft) and weigh 7,000 kg (15,000 lb).
Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature.
Most animals tend to keep their distance from elephants.
Predators such as lions, tigers, hyenas, and wild dogs usually target only young elephants.
Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild.
Elephants communicate by touch, sight, smell and sound; elephants use infrasound,and seismic communication over long distances.
Elephants belong to the family Elephantidae, the sole remaining family within the order Proboscidea.
African elephants have larger ears, a concave back, more wrinkled skin, a sloping abdomen and two finger-like extensions at the tip of the trunk.
Asian elephants have smaller ears, a convex or level back, smoother skin, a horizontal abdomen that occasionally sags in the middle and one extension at the tip of the trunk.
African elephants stand 3–4 m (10–13 ft) and weigh 4,000–7,000 kg (8,800–15,400 lb) while Asian elephants stand 2–3.5 m (7–11 ft) and weigh 3,000–5,000 kg (6,600–11,000 lb).
Elephants can lift up to 350 kg (770 lb)
An adult Asian elephant is capable of holding 8.5 L (2.2 US gal) of water in its trunk.
Elephants have 26 teeth: the incisors, known as the tusks, 12 deciduous premolars, and 12 molars.
Like humans, who are typically right- or left-handed, elephants are usually right- or left-tusked.
Elephants can move both forwards and backwards, but cannot trot, jump, or gallop.
Elephants have been recorded swimming for up to six hours without touching the bottom.
Elephants can swim as far as 48 km (30 mi) at a stretch and at speeds of up to 2.1 km/h (1 mph).
The brain of an elephant weighs 4.5–5.5 kg (10–12 lb) compared to 1.6 kg (4 lb) for a human brain.
The heart of an elephant weighs 12–21 kg (26–46 lb). It has a double-pointed apex, an unusual trait among mammals.
When standing, the elephant's heart beats approximately 30 times per minute.
The heart rate speeds up by 8 to 10 beats per minute when the elephant is lying down.
There were 13,000–16,500 working elephants employed in Asia as of 2000.
April 13 is celebrated as Elephant Day in the USA, marking the arrival of America’s first elephant on April 13, 1796. source
April 13 is celebrated as Elephant Day in the USA, marking the arrival of America’s first elephant on April 13, 1796.
The elephant is the only animal apart from man that has been taught to stand on its head. source
The elephant is the only animal apart from man that has been taught to stand on its head.
Hippos is the largest species of land mammal after the three species of elephants and the white and Indian rhinoceros.
A baby elephant who lost part of her foot in a snare has been receiving hydrotherapy to help her walk again in Chonburi, Thailand. source
A baby elephant who lost part of her foot in a snare has been receiving hydrotherapy to help her walk again in Chonburi, Thailand.