Q:What do you call a male adult elephant? And an adult female? What about a baby?
Q:What are the closest relatives of elephants?
Q:Do all elephants have tusks?
Q:I heard that elephants can regrow their tusks - is it true?
Q:What does an elephant use its tusks for?
Q:What is the full purpose of the elephant's trunk?
Q:Why does an African elephant have such large ears?
Q:Why is an elephant's skin so wrinkled?
Q:How much do elephants drink in a day?
Q:How much do elephants eat in a day? What does their diet consist of?
Q:How many hours do elephants sleep?
Q:Do elephants have distinct calving seasons?
Q:How many young do elephants have?
Q:How big are newborn elephants?
Q:How big do elephants grow?
Q:How big are elephant home ranges?
Q:Are elephants territorial?
Q:How do elephants communicate with each other?
Q:Is it true that an elephant never forgets?
Q:What is the role of old female elephants in elephant society?
Q:How long do elephants live?
Q:-Where do African elephants occur?
References:
IUCN - The World Conservation & The World Wide Fund for Nature (1993) Elephant Fact Sheet. Gland:IUCN
Kangwana, K. (1996) Studying Elephants. Nairobi: African Wildlife Foundation
Redmond, I. (1993) Elephant. Eyewitness Guides. London: Dorling Kindersley
Barnes, R.F.W, G.C.Craig, H.T. Dublin, G. Overton, W. Simons & C.R. Thouless, (1999) African Elephant Database 1998. Gland: IUCN
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