The African elephant is bigger than the Asian elephant, and has larger ears. The large ears are one of the main ways to differentiate the two. The African elephant also has a dip in its back, where the Asian elephant has a hump. The African elephant has a smooth curved forehead, while the Asian elephant has two humps on its forehead. The African elephant has four or five toes on its front feet and three on its back feet. The Asian elephant has five toes on its front feet and four on its back feet. The trunk of the African elephant has two knobs of flesh on its tip, one on top and one on the bottom. The Asian elephant has only one knob of flesh on its trunk, and it's at the top. The African elephant's tusks are longer than the Asian elephant's.
The African elephant is much larger than the Asian Elephant, in both height and weight, and as stated, the ears are clearly larger. African elephants also have a single round 'dome' on the top of their head, while Asian elephants have 2 'domes' on top of their head with a small indentation in between. African elephants are also known to be more 'wrinkly' than Asian elephants. In Asian elephants, only some of the males will get tusks, however among African elephants both the male and female can have tusks. African elephants also have two 'fingers' at the end of their trunk used to grabbing and moving things, whereas Asian elephants only have one 'finger' at the end of their trunk on the top, but they make it work just as well as having two.
A very distinct difference between the two is in the ears. The African elephant's ears are overtwice the size of the Asian elephant's. Also the African elephant's ears are shaped quite differently, and are often referred to as the "Map of Africa" by some wildlife biologists. The Asian elephant's ears are not shaped this way. This is easy to see from afar and is, therefore, often the way the animals are told apart from a distance.
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if an elephant is sixteen, then the person would be a number between 1 and 1600 and by the way, what kind of question is this?
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Much smaller elephants; known in the field as miniphants.
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An elephant is originally wild and can be tamed. All animals are wild until you tame them.
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I think you mean Water for Elphants and that's out in 2011
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it increases the chance the calf will live to reproduce
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Yes, Elephant creeper, also known as Silver Lace Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys), is a climbing vine with furry or hairy leaves. These leaves are typically dark green, elliptical in shape, and have a soft, velvety texture due to tiny hairs covering the leaf surface.
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Yes elephants are good luck in the Indian culture if there trunk is up. If the trunk is down it is not good luck. Some Hindus pray to a elephant god and festivals for this god. It is also a tradition for elephants not to be killed and rode at weddings.
In Thailand, Elephants are good luck regardless of trunks being up or down. Its the Elephant itself that is lucky.
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Elephants are herbivorous. But like most of the mammals they do clean up the placenta and amniotic membrane of their newborn.
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Generally it isn't the elephant with the temporary mental disorder but the owner! There has been much publicized about the captivity and the horrible mistreatment of elephants and many elephants do not enjoy captivity. When not used for performing they are usually chained to a large post and you will often see the elephant sway from one side to the other meaning the animal is not happy or content. Elephants are magnificent creatures (one of my favorites) and they have great family bonding in wild life and try to continue this in captivity, but once again man is either greedy or feels they know what is best for the animal. Elephants will protect their own and NEVER leave a sick family member behind. 'The walk' to hidden grave sites is done by the whole herd and they will stay there until the elderly or sick member of the herd dies. This elephant you are talking about has NO mental disorder other than the freedom it should have! Since it has probably been in captivity too long then freedom is out, but it could need a mate so I would consider this. Elephants get lonely! If a baby has died or has been given away then the female will go into a full-blown depression.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived to be around 86 years old, named Lin Wang from Taiwan who died in 2003. He lived a long life due to good care, healthy diet, and a suitable environment. While some elephants may live into their 70s, reaching 100 is uncommon due to various factors like genetics, diseases, and environmental conditions.
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the drip tips its the pointy end of the plant so when it rains the water that is caught on the leaves drips down to the point into the soil so it can use it. if it didn't have the drip tips the giant leaves would act like giant umbrellas and it wouldn't get any water to the roots.
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Ingredients
Mix all ingredients in order given. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes in 375 degree oven.
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Elephants are herbivores and mainly eat grasses, roots, fruit, and bark. Their diet can vary depending on the region and season, but they typically consume a large amount of vegetation to sustain their huge bodies.
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an elephant is an elephant , an elephant never breaks its promises
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The African elephant is the larger of the two species.
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The elephant was not given a special name on the show. It was simply "elephant."
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The feminine version of an elephant is simply called a female elephant.
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The elephant is the symbol of the Republican political party of the United States of America.
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There are 3 elephant species in the genus loxodonta(African Elephant): African Elephant, African Bush Elephant, and African Forest Elephant
There is only 1 elephant species in the genus Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant), but it can be divided into 4 sub-species.
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The binomial nomenclature for an elephant is Elephas maximus for the Asian elephant and Loxodonta africana for the African elephant.
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The Asian Elephant has the smallest ears, of the current existing species (African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, and Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant). However, when alive, the Mammoths had the smallest ears.
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the pink elephant, orange elephant and the silver elephant
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You are a car!
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An elephant lives the typical elephant life, which includes very elephant-like behavior. My name is Tim Hoy and I have a PHd in typical elephant livelihood.
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A bull elephant is the male
A cow elephant is the female
and a calf elephant is the juvenile.
The leading cow elephant is the matriarch.
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The African bush elephant is noticeably taller than an Asian elephant.
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Amber is not a live elephant, but elephant figurines can be made from amber.
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A bouncing elephant. or a frog with a trunk. or an elephant that croaks.
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there are 3,African elephant, Asian elephant,and African forest.
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