From so many kinds of animals which are living on earth, we can make sure that elephant becomes one of the most favorite animals for the kids. It is not only cute but also unique. Elephant lives in parts of Asia and Africa. Some fun facts about elephant can be found below.
Two Types
Two types of elephant can be found in the world. There are African elephant and Asian Elephant. The African elephant usually will be split into two species including the African Bush Elephant and African Forest Elephant. The characteristic of the African elephant is that both male and female have the tusks but the tusks in Asian elephant can only be found from the male one. The tusks will be used for finding food and also digging.
Trunks
Elephant trunk has various great functions. It can be like hand for elephant but it has more useful functions. It is useful for sensing the size, shape, as well as temperature of certain object. The trunk is used by the elephant for lifting the food. It is also useful for sucking up the water so it can be poured into their mouth. The length of the elephant trunk can be up to two meters. It can have up to 140 kilograms of weight. The trunk of elephant is made from muscles but there is no bone at all.
Ears
The ears of the elephant have large size. It is also thin. However, elephant ears are very important for helping the huge animal regulating their body temperature because they are made from the complex blood vessels network. The blood circulation through the ears will help the elephant for cooling down in the hot climates. Africa is very hot and this can be the reason why African elephant has wider ears compared to the Asian elephant.
Swimmer
Elephant surely is the biggest animal who is living on the land. This can be the reason why some people think that elephant cannot swim due to its weight. However, elephant actually can swim. The trunk will be used for breathing when swimming. It can act like the snorkel when the elephant is swimming deep in the water.
Herbivores
Elephant is herbivore and it can use about 16 hours a day everyday in its lifetime for collecting foods. The foods for elephant can be varied including leaves, roots, bamboo, and also twigs. It is amazing that just by eating leaves and grass, elephant can grow that big.
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