Largest Mammal In The World

The Elephant's are largest and heaviest animal on land. African Savanna Elephant's are largest elephants. The largest record of African male elephant is 3.96 metres tall weighing up to 10886 kg. Males elephants reach their full size at the age of 35 to 40 years which is their half life span. The average life of wild elephant is about 60 to 70 years. They are gentle and intelligent creature. It is said that elephants never forget anything. Elephants have long trunk that alone have weight of 140 kg.

Habitat

Elephants often lived in savannas, grassland, forests but they also occupy a wide range of habitat in deserts, swamps, tropical and sub_tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The group of elephants are called Herd, parade.

Elephant's Species

Elephants have have three species. African Savanna, African Bush and Asian Elephants. The differences between Asian and African elephant are the ear, trunk, skin and tooth difference. African have large ears being shaped like African continent and Asian elephants have short ears shaped like Indian subcontinent. African elephants have two fingers at top of their trunk whereas Asian elephants have one finger.

Diet Of Elephant's

Elephant's are herbivore's, they only eat plant material. Elephant's eat grass, leaves, shrubs, fruits and roots. when the season is dry and no leaves are left they ate woody parts of trees and branches. Elephant's normally eat 150 kg food per day. Elephant's are constantly eating creature. They spend third quarter of their day in eating.

Way Of Communication

Elephant's communicate with each other in various ways by, using their heads, eyes, trunks, tusks, tail, feet and even their whole body. They also communicate through sound that create vibration in the land. When they are angry they flap their ears, kicking on ground and tossing their trunk.

Elephant's Baby

Elephant's baby are known as calf. The gestation period of elephant is about 22 months due to the weight of their calf. At birth the calf are covered with hairs which reduced with the period of time. A baby elephant has weight of 90 kg at birth. After 20 minutes they are able to stand. After 2 or 3 days they joined the herd. They feed on their mother milk for about two years.

Elephant's Thick Skin

The skin of elephant is 2.5 cm thick. The folds and wrinkles in their skin can retain 10 times more water then flat skin. This water makes their body temperature cool in hot weather. They keep their skin clean and cool by taking regular dust and mud baths.

Tusk

Tusk of elephant are actually their teeth. Which first appear when they are age of 2 years. They grow through out the life. Trunks are used for digging roots, feeding and for their defense while fighting. The tusk also protect their trunk. Trunks are very useful for humans. They are used in jewelry and in formerly such as piano keys. The elephant species are in threat due to the uniqueness of their tusk and bones.

Trunk

The trunk of elephant is an extended nose having lips on their top. At the end of trunk are prehensile fingers, which are able to grasp things. These fingers help to pick things for eating. African elephant have two fingers and Asian elephant have only one finger. Their trunk also used for drinking water. They also used it as a nose to smell. It also used for communication. It are only made up of muscles.