Facts and Features of Elephants that Must be Known

 

 

Characteristics of Elephants

Elephants are the largest animal on earth. Moreover, male elephants are bigger than female elephants. Elephants have trunks that help them breathe, suck water, and pick up many objects. Elephants also have four legs and tusks. In addition, they also has two large ears that help regulate their body temperature.

Elephants Habitat

Elephants are large mammals that can be found in various habitats, such as savannas, forests, and swamps. They can also be found in zoos. Elephants often stay near water. They migrate seasonally depending on the availability of food and water. According to the encyclopedia Britannica, these large mammals can live to be 80 years or more in captivity, but can only live to be 60 years old in the wild.

Kind of Food Elephants Eat

Elephants are herbivorous that consume large amounts of food. They can eat leaves, grass, roots, twigs, small amounts of fruit, seeds, and flowers. They can also eat rice, sugar cane, and young coconuts. In addition, they can eat vegetables such as carrots.

 

Some of Things Elephants Can Do

Elephants have various magical activities they can do. With a trunk, they can suck up food and water. Elephants can also walk and get food from a height. In various shows, elephants can hold his own tail, sit, swim, and play baseball.

 

Writer: Shesa Kurnia Ilahi