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Elephants are herbivores (plant eaters), but they cannot digest cellulose, the substance that makes up much plant matter. They spend about three-quarters of their time, day and night, selecting, picking, preparing and eating food. An adult elephant in the wild will eat in the region of 100 to 200 Kg (220 to 440 lb.) of vegetation per day depending on the habitat and the size of the elephant.
The number of plant species eaten by any one elephant may vary but it is likely to be more than fifty. About 30-60 per cent of elephant diet is grass, if it is available. Like humans and apes, an elephant's choice of food-plants will be determined partly by what grows locally, partly by what was learned from its mother, and partly by what it has discovered by trying novel food items. Elephants also select their meals taking into account the time it takes to prepare each mouthful. Eating long grass is probably the easiest and quickest way for an elephant to fill up! On the other hand, one of the most time-consuming food-items for elephants to prepare is bark. With larger trees, the elephant drives a tusk between the bark and the sapwood and then yanks a strip off the tree with its trunk. The soft wood of some trees such as the baobab is also eaten. Such tusking sometimes destroys the whole tree.
So could the big elephant eat the entire little elephant it it had to?
they drink there mothers milk intill there old enough to chew other food.
Baby elephants eat about 16 times a day, at 200-300 pounds of food per day.
Elephants eat depending on what they weigh. They eat 6% of their body weight everyday.
Being a mammal, a baby elephant will be suckled by the mother until it has grown enough to be weaned. From then it will eat plants as a herbivore.
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Do elephants eat fish?
Elephants are herbivores and do not eat fish. Their diet mainly consists of grass, bark, fruits, and vegetables. Fish is not a part of their natural diet.
Can an elephant eat a human alive?
Elephants do not eat humans or any meat. They eat plants.
Can elephants eat blueberries?
Yes!
Do elephants eat artichoke?
Not usually.
Do elephants eat cork as in bottle corks?
No, elephants do not eat cork. They primarily feed on grasses, leaves, bark, and fruits. Cork is not a natural food source for elephants and would not be part of their normal diet.
Do giraffes eat elephants?
Elephants do not eat giraffes because elephants do not eat meat. Elephants are herbivores.
Do elephants eat plants?
Yes elephants do eat plants
What do africian elephants eat?
Elephants are herbivorous; they eat vegetation.
How much do Asian elephants eat?
300 pounds each day
Why do elephants defecate so much?
Because they eat a lot, in simplicity.
What do elephants eat in a tropical rain forest?
Elephants eat moss grass warter and mud only wild elephants eat that
Do elephants eat instects?
No. Elephants are herbivores and only eat plant matter.
What elephants eat?
Elephants eat the leafs of trees and fruit some herbs
Does elephants eat meal worms?
No- elephants eat fruit, such as apples and bananas.
Do elephants eat gorillas?
No. Elephants are not carnivores, but herbivores..
What type of leafs do elephants eat?
Elephants eat Coconut and Palm leaves. They also eat a lot of bamboo.
Do monkeys eat elephants?
No, monkeys do not eat elephants. Monkeys are primarily frugivores, meaning they mainly eat fruits, seeds, and other plant material. Elephants are much larger than monkeys and are typically herbivores, feeding on plants, grasses, and tree branches.
