Elephants
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| Scientific name | Elephantidae |
|---|---|
| Length | Asian elephant |
| Lifespan | African bush elephant |
| Asian elephant | |
| African forest elephant | |
| Gestation period | African bush elephant |
| Asian elephant | |
| Mass | African bush elephant |
| Asian elephant | |
| African forest elephant | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1456908 |
About Elephants
The Elephantidae are a family of large, herbivorous mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. Only two genera, Loxodonta and Elephas, are living.
Social support helps orphaned elephants 'cope'
...Young, orphaned Elephants appear to benefit, physically and measurably, from the " support" of other young Elephants...
Coronavirus: Thai elephants are threatened by starvation as tourism collapses
...Elephants are an important part of the Thai tourist trail More than 1000 Elephants are threatened with starvation in Thailand, because the coronavirus crisis has huge revenues from tourism, the conservationists say...
Sri Lanka elephants: 'record number' of deaths in the year 2019
...There are an estimated up to 7,500 wild Elephants in Sri Lanka A record number of Elephants - 361 - died in Sri Lanka during 2019, the environmental groups say...
Afcon 2019: Meet the ‘animals' competing for the Africa Cup of Nations
... Elephants are among the popular animals used in team nicknames Rumble in the jungleBack on earth and wild animals reign supreme...
Botswana elephant poaching 'no hoax'
... Elephants Without Borders, which conducted the four-yearly survey with the government, said there was a six-fold increase in the number of fresh or recent elephant carcasses in northern Botswana amid obvious signs of poaching...
Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban
... The number of Elephants in Botswana is estimated to be about 130,000, which some argue is too many for the ecosystem - there is increasing conflict between wildlife and people...
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