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Votes:0 The Elephant The Lion The Leopard The Elephant The Rhino The Buffalo --> African or Asian? You can distinguish an African elephant from an Asian one by their larger size, bigger ears, and by their "swaybacked" look. If you get close enough, you can see that African elephants have two prehensile projections at the end of the trunk, while Asian elephants have one. These projections act like fingers and can pick up small objects like a twig, a leaf, or a flower. The well-muscled trunk can lift a tree. Heck... just as long as I'm not in it! heading 2 blah ... waarraa
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Votes:0 An elephant greeting A Page of Information on Elephants The elephant is probably one of the world's best-known animals; depictions of elephants in Western literature date back at least to Matthew Paris' Chronica Majora , a 13th century chronicle, and elephants have been kept in zoos and menageries for several hundred years. There are two distinct species of elephant: The African elephant This species is physically larger; both males and females have tusks which can grow to extreme length. Males are larger than females and can grow to 7 tonnes mass. The image above depicts a male and a female African elephant. The Indian elephant Smaller than the African elephant, with only males possessing tusks. Although both species are capable of domestication, it is only the Indian elephant which is co Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Animals Ants Bats Bees Beetles Canary Chameleon Cheetah Chimpanzee Cougar Cows Crab Crocodile Crow/Raven Deer Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dolphins Duck Eagles Elephant Flamingo Fox Frogs Giraffe Goat Goldfish Great White Shark Grizzly Bear Hamster Hippopotamus Horses Kangaroo More...... WHAT IS THE ELEPHANT? African elephants are the largest landbased animals or mammals alive today in the world. They can grow to lengths up to 7,5 m and weights up to 7500 kilograms. Other interesting facts are the elephants large ears, the strong legs ressembling columns, it's tusks and the trunk, of course. The trunk is a multi-purpose tool. It is used to carry food and water to the mouth, to scent, to grope for things and as a tool to move things. It can also be used as a weapon if the Elephant needs to defend it Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 About Elephants "Whether sad, angry, distressed, eager, or playful, elephants are this in a big way" Joyce Poole quoted in The Fate Of The Elephant Please don't ever buy Ivory. Save an elephant and make your money work for them not against them. If you travel to exotic places or even to a shopping mall near you, never buy anything that looks like ivory as it probably is. Make your voice count and say "NO" to ivory. Quick Physical Statistics Elephants typically reach puberty at thirteen or fourteen years of age They have offspring up until they are around fifty years old They may live seventy years or possibly more A cow produces a single calf and in very rare cases twins The interval between births is between two and a half to four years An elephant?s trunk , a union of the nose and upper Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 welcome introduction paradise profile fact file land people history buddhism LINKS wildlife beaches scenery images anuradhapura sigiriya kandy terrorism update HOME [ beaches ] [ scenery ] [ fauna ] [ wildlife ] [ conservation ] [ parks ] [ elephant ] [ orphanage ] [ land ] SRI LANKA PICTURES All About Elephants.. The elephant in general and the Sri Lankan elephant in particular.. Quick Physical Statistics Elephants typically reach at thirteen or fourteen years of age They breed / have offspring up until they are around fifty years old They may live seventy years or possibly more A cow produces a single calf and in very rare cases twins The interval between births is between two and a half to four years An elephant´s trunk , a union of the nose and upper lip, is a highly sensitive organ wi Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 Asian Elephants Elephas maximus Threats Urbanization, agriculture STATUS: ESA -- ENDANGERED IUCN -- ENDANGERED SIZE: Weight: Up to 11,500 pounds (5,221 kg) Shoulder height: 8.5 feet (2.6 m) HABITAT: Thorn-scrub, dense forests CURRENT RANGE: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, southern China, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo CONSERVATION: Captive breeding; Species Survival Plan in effect; CITES trade restrictions; managed elephant ranges AFRICAN ELEPHANT Tusks appear on both male and female African elephants. Among Asian elephants, only the males grow visible tusks; the female versions usually don't protrude from the mouth. poaching isn't as big a threat to Asian elephants as it is to their African relatives, since there are fewer Asian animals with large ivories. For both species , though, there is good new Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 War Elephants Ancient Battle Tanks The African plains elephants, loxodonta africana oxyotis, is the largest living elephant, it measures 3.5 to 4 m at the shoulder. The African plains elephant is easy to differentiate from other elephants, it has very large ears, four hooves at each front foot, and its front legs are noticeably longer than the hind legs. The 1:48 scale toy elephant shown here is available from Simba Toys, it stands 3.55 m tall and it is sculpted almost without a fault. The bulges above the eyes are obviously incorrect, they are a unique feature of Asian elephants. The African elephant has a flat forehead. Another inaccuracy is that the ears are folded back against the shoulders. When elephants are excited about anything, they spread their ears and bring them in line with t Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 BillyBear4Kids.Com Welcomes YOU! Animal Scoop - Elephants - African - Asian ... A Photo Safari These are the NEW Whose Toes are Those pages... the old have been removed Banner Advertisements HOME | Clipart | Animal Scoop | Fun & Games | Holidays | PostOffice | DeskTop StoryBooks | Screen Savers | Show & Tell | Grown Ups & Privacy Information Students may use photos of animals for their class projects. Animal Scoop... A Photo Safari Elephants - African - Asian Shop at Billy Bear's Aniaml Store Elephants elephant.wav Victoria, from the Atlanta Zoo shows you the bottom of her foot. These are the toes of the Elephant. The African Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth. The African Elephant (pictured above) differs from the Asian Elephant (pictured below) in having larger ears and tusk Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephant There are two kinds of elephants: African and Asian Characteristics: The Asian elephant is smaller than the African elephant. They have smaller ears (compared to the African elephant), a domed forehead and rounded back. African elephants are the largest living land animals, although some forest-dwelling African elephants are small. Males stand 9 to 10 feet tall and weigh up to 15,000 pounds. Females are smaller and weigh up to 9,000 pounds. African elephants live in herds. Their life span is up to 60 years (more than 80 years in captivity) The baby elephant is called a calf and is about three feet tall and weighs 200 pounds at birth. The most distinctive and unusual external feature of the elephant is the flexible, muscular trunk for which the trunk is an elongated nose. Habitat: Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Animalz Elephant Page Of the large number of different types of proboscideans which at one time almost dominated the earth, only two remain: the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, inhabiting Africa south of the Sahara, and the Asiatic elephant, Elephas maximus, which is found from India and Ceylon through Burma, Thailand and Malaysia. It also occurs in Borneo, but there is uncertainty whether it has always lived there or whether it was introduced by man. Although the two living species have much in common, they differ substantially, in temperment as well as physique. The Asiatic elephant is the smaller of the two, adult males standing only about 8-10 feet (2.4-3 metres) at the shoulder, compared with the African elephant's height of 10-11 feet (3-3.3 metres) and weight of up to six tons Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Asian Elephants Name : Asian Elephant Scientific name : Elephas maximus Range : Southern Asia; parts of India, China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia Habita t : From sea-level to mountainous regions, although they may inhabit open grassland or even marshes Status : endangered Food in the Wild : Grass, fruit, twigs, leaves, bamboo, and water Food at the Zoo : hay, grain, vegetables, branches, and bamboo and water Location in the zoo: ? Asian Falls Physical Features: Height: 8-10 feet? Weight : 3-5 tons? Tusks : some males have them? Skin : about an inch thick, very sensitive? General information: Social unit: gregarious and roam about in herds (of 15-20) led by an old female; Defense: tusks are used as a tool for feeding and as a weapon; Reproduction: gestation lasts 22 month Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 SEARCH My AWF | Shop | Adopt an Animal | Safaris | DONATE Elephants are fascinated by the remains of their dead. They will often examine the remaining bones and tusks. Home > Wildlife > Elephant Elephant Listen Physical Characteristics The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. Of all its specialized features, the muscular trunk is perhaps the most extraordinary. It serves as a nose, hand, extra foot, signaling device and tool for gathering food, siphoning water, dusting, and digging. The tusks are another notable feature of both males and females. Elephants are right or left-tusked, using the favored tusk more often, thus shortening it from constant wear. Tusks differ in size, shape and angle and researchers can use them to identify individuals. ^ Back to top Habitat Elephant Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 HOME | IN THE WILD | IN THE CLASS | RESOURCES | NEWS VANISHING | EXTINCT | SPOTLIGHT | CLASSROOM <<RETURN TO VANISHING VANISHING IN THE WILD: THE ELEPHANT Throughout history, the elephant has played an important role in human economies, religion, and culture. The immense size, strength, and stature of this largest living land animal has intrigued people of many cultures for hundreds of years. In Asia, elephants have served as beasts of burden in war and peace. Some civilizations have regarded elephants as gods, and they have been symbols of royalty for some. Elephants have entertained us in circuses and festivals around the world. For centuries, the elephant's massive tusks have been prized for their ivory. The African elephant once roamed the entire continent of Africa, and the Asia Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ChristStory Bestiary ELEPHANT BEHEMOTH Elephants are the bearers of kings and queens and so a symbol of royalty, prosperity, dignity, and power. Their large size and strength has made them the carriers of the universe in some lands. They are also believed to be shaped like the universe, i.e. a spherical body mounted upon four pillar-like legs. It is with these thoughts that the pillars of a building are sometimes carved to resemble these creatures. The peaceful elephant is the symbol of strength, gentleness, clumsiness, and obesity but the dreaded mad elephant is the picture of violence, ugliness, brutality, and uncontrollable rage. Their shape and color caused elephants to be associated with clouds and rain. In Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, elephants, particularly white ones, were believe Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. LOCAL POLITICS WEATHER BUSINESS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY SPACE HEALTH ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS TRAVEL FOOD ARTS & STYLE NATURE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS myCNN Headline News brief news quiz daily almanac MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists. Enter your address: Or: Get a free e-mail account E-MAIL DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: AsiaNow En Español Em Português Svenska Norge Danmark Italian FASTER ACCESS: europe japan TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: more networks transcripts SITE INFO: help contents search ad info jobs WEB SERVICES: Elephants face killing fields again Elephants in Asia and Africa are once again falling prey to illeg Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephants Elephant , according to Webster's : a huge, thick-skinned, almost hairless mammal. the largest of extant four-footed animals, with a long, flexible snout (called a trunk) and two ivory tusks growing out of the upper jaw. And occasional movie star, elephant charachters were most recently seen in the film Jumangi , also in earlier films such as Operation:
Dumbo Drop , Dumbo and The Jungle Book . The elephant evolved from the even larger prehistoric mammoth which appeared millions of years ago. The mammoth roamed in great herds over
Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The oldest mammoth bones, found in India, are over 4 million years old. Mammoths became extinct following the Ice Age, from this group arose the elephants. They are in the order Proboscideans . Elephants can be fou Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephants Elephant , according to Webster's : a huge, thick-skinned, almost hairless mammal. the largest of extant four-footed animals, with a long, flexible snout (called a trunk) and two ivory tusks growing out of the upper jaw. And occasional movie star, elephant charachters were most recently seen in the film Jumangi , also in earlier films such as Operation:
Dumbo Drop , Dumbo and The Jungle Book . The elephant evolved from the even larger prehistoric mammoth which appeared millions of years ago. The mammoth roamed in great herds over
Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The oldest mammoth bones, found in India, are over 4 million years old. Mammoths became extinct following the Ice Age, from this group arose the elephants. They are in the order Proboscideans . Elephants can be fou Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ELEPHANT, Loxodonta africana Web nature-wildlife.com Images of Elephants New Images of Elephants WHAT IT IS ELEPHANT Loxodonta africana Family Elephantidae Order Proboscidea SUBSPECIES Savanna elephant, L. a. africana Forest elephant, L. a. cyclotis WHAT IT IS The largest land animal, Africa's true King of Beasts. male wt 11,000 lb, up to 13,200 lb (5000-6000 kg), ht 9 ft 10 in to 11 ft (3-3.3 m); female wt 6600-7700 lb (3000-3500 kg), ht 8 ft 4 in (2.5 m). Head: trunk, a muscular extension of the upper lip containing the nostrils, tip equipped with 2 finger like projections for handling small objects. Huge ears, up to 6.5 x 5 ft (2 x 1.5 m). Teeth 6 sets of cheek teeth (2 upper and 2 lower) of increasing size that move into place as the animal outgrows/wears out previous set; upper inciso Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ELEPHANTS The elephant is the largest mammal living on land and there are two species, the African and the Indian. The African elephant is the largest of the two types and is up to 11 1/2 feet high and weighs up to 6 tons. Elephants have a huge body, large head, short neck, and pillar like legs. The feet are short, and broad with an elastic pad on the sole and hoof, like nails. The outstanding feature of elephants is that the snout is long, forming a flexible trunk with the nostrils at the tip. The trunk is used for carrying food and water to the mouth, for spraying water for bathing and lifting objects, as well as smelling. The African elephant is found in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. It lives in herds of bulls and cows. The Indian elephant is native of Ceylon, Burma, Thailan Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 US site Adopt an Elephant - Morani Morani was found wandering lost and alone through the Kenyan bush in April 2003. He was riddled with bullets and had to watch how his mother was gunned down by poachers. He is very lucky to be alive. Morani was rescued and transferred to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s elephant sanctuary where he received emergency veterinary care. Frightened and desperate, 18 month old Morani attacked and rammed everything in sight, but in just 24 hours the experience and patience of his carers won him over. He guzzled down bottle after bottle of milk and began to mingle with the other orphans. Morani now lives with over 20 other rescued elephant orphans at the Trust’s Voi sanctuary in Tsavo East National Park. Having proved himself to be a real fighter Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Receive the latest Pet News, Entertainment and Giveaways by subscribing to our FREE monthly newsletter ?The Scoop?! Your privacy is protected and we will never misuse your e-mail address. Information On Elephants Page 1 Elephant Information It is the largest land animal. A male weighs 11,000 - 13,200 lb and stands 9? 11?-11?; a female weighs 6600 to 7700 lb, height 8? 4?. Elephants live in groups of up to fifty, and are very social and active. An average animal lives 60 to 80 years. They are presumed to have their origins on the plains of Northern Africa about 55 million years ago. There are two species of elephants: African and Asian. AFRICAN ELEPHANT ( Loxodonta Africana) : sub species - Bush Elephant, Forest Elephants Both sub species have bigger ears, larger tusks, and are taller than Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 elephant For elephants & elephant lovers: the elephant information repository is an in-depth resource for elephant related news, elephant events, and a trunk full of elephant related information. About Elephants Elephant Links Elephant News Elephant Books Multimedia Family Structure Conservation General News Great Ele-Books Videos Anatomy Information Links Current Situation Our References Photos Senses Animal Rights Sad News Ele-Movies Sounds Life Cycles Ivory Links Good News Children's Books Paintings Impact Concerned Groups Event News Other Great Books Orphans Stories & History About Circuses Internet Search General References CITES Help You are just a click away from learning about these amazing beings! Elephants Elephants Vote in our: Visitor Survey Featured Elephant Book Wild Orphans Read More Go to Site
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Virtual Library - Sri Lanka Elephant lore - in myth, legend, religion and war E ven today the elephant has a prominent place in Buddhism unlike other animals. It is the only animal possessed of grace to carry the sacred reliquary containing the 'Danta-dhatu' (Tooth-relic) of the Buddha, in the annual Esala Perahera in Kandy. All Buddhist temples follow the same procedure in choosing an elephant to carry the relics in procession, as no major Buddhist procession is complete without at least a single elephant, ornately caparisoned to walk majestically through the streets. Read more on Elephant lore - in myth, legend, religion and war in: WWW
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Votes:0 Elephant Nature Park " Dedicated to the preservation and future of the elephant" Utilities:> Official Reg: 23/0442 Menu-bar Elephant Store Home About the founder Tours to the Park Cyber Gift Shop Mission Statement Meet our Herd (family) Rescues and Arrivals Elephant Calf Gallery Elephant Ecard Gallery Virtual Safari & Gallery Getting to the Park News A Community Project Testimonials Video's & Multimedia All about Elephants Anatomy etc.. Elephant Overview Animal Conservation How YOU can help! Our mobile clinic Jumbo Express Rain Forest Protection Online Elephant Shop Volunteer positions Guest Book Contact us Press/Media Add URL Links Po Box 185 Mae Ping PO Chiang Mai 50,301 Thailand Contact us Tel: +6653 272 855, 818932 Fax: 818755 Home > Elephant Nature Park > Facts abou Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 theBIGzoo Only theBIGcastle Only theBIGgalaxy Only All Sites Home : Zoo : Mammals : Trunked Mammals :Elephants Quick Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Sponsored Links Family Elephantidae African Elephant Indian Elephant This is the sole surviving family of mammals with trunks. There are currently only 2 species of elephant alive today. The African elephant live in central Africa, while the Indian elephant is located in India, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, and South China. The African elephant is larger than the Indian elephant and has larger ears. The African elephant also has two lips on its trunk, allowing it to pick up small objects from the ground. Animal Links Most Popular 1. Indian Elephant 2. African Elephant 3. Woolly Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ELEPHANTS The largest living land animal overall is the African bush elephant. An elephant uses its ivory tusks as tools and as weapons, but some elephants can do without them, such as the female Asian elephant, which has tiny tusks. The elephant is the proud owner of both a trunk and tusks. An elephant's trunk can be used for lifting, wrestling, comforting and eating, as well as drawing up water and squirting it over itself, or another elephant. Go to contents Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 The Amazing world of Elephants Home Contributed Articles Focus On Maps PhotoGallery Equipment info Buy/Sell/Rent Stuff Site Map Contact Us Enter Your e-mail address here to subscribe to our mailing list. The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) When you come across an elephant in the wild, or otherwise, you won?t need a book to tell you that it is the largest land mammal walking the earth in our era. Their height, weight and strength are almost legendary. Elephants were used by Asian Empires to gain battle superiority. The Kings used them as carriers of nobility. The common man used them for tasks requiring massive feats of strength, like transporting timber. The elephant was, and to some extent still is, an integral part of this area, especially in India. Elephants have been around for almost Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 web hosting domain names photo sharing E L E P H A N T S AFRICAN ELEPHANT : African elephants are gentle, loving creatures. Even though they can stand up to ten feet high at their shoulders, they are very social. Usually, males of this species reach a weight of about 6 tons, while females reach a slightly smaller weight of 4 tons. Even though they are the largest land mammal on earth, their numbers have been reduced by 50% in the last three generations as a result of poaching. African elephants are poached for their ivory tusks. ASIAN ELEPHANT : Asian elephants are just as gentle as their African counter-parts, but are slightly smaller. Asian elephants can grow to a height of 8 feet and can get as long as 18 feet. Both males and females of this species are about the same size. The asian el Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Welcome to The Good Zoo Guide Online ( goodzoos.com ), the essential guide to the best zoos, wildlife parks and animal collections on the planet Now more than 200 Pages of Zoo Reviews and discussion - and growing with the help of Internet Zoo Critics from all around the world And while you're here - check out our world famous 'Zoo Noticeboard' Can you help zoos and animal lovers from around the world with their zoo enquiries? Elephants Discount Prices on Wildlife Books Click on any book cover for more details or to buy Good Zoo Guide recommended books from amazon.com. Or search for the book you want in our zoo mall. Britain's first zoo elephant arrived in London in 1254. It was a present to Henry 111 from Louis IX of France. Crowds flocked from so many miles to see the amazing creature, wh Read More Go to Site
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:facts about elephants! Elephants are wonderful
animals! They are the largest mammals in the world that live on land. There are
two kinds of elephants; African and Asian. Asian elephants have smaller ears and
shorter tusks than African elephants. The African elephant is bigger and taller
than the Asian elephant. Do elephants live
together? Elephants live in
families. Several families live together in a "herd." The leader of
the herd is usually the oldest female elephant. She is called the
"matriarch." All the babies and other females follow her. A young male elephant
stays with the herd until he is fourteen or fifteen years old. Then, he goes out
on his own. The young male will try to find a female elephant for a companion. What do elephants eat? Elephants are Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ELEPHANTS COOL LINKS AND IMAGES PICTURES AND IMAGES ... GALLERY 1 ... GALLERY 2 ANIMATIONS/CARTOONS BOOKS CLIPART NEWS & INFO SOUNDS & MUSIC VIDEOS E-MAIL LINK: twenty4sevenmall AT yahoo.com EZ-QUICK ELEPHANT-SHOPPING!!! Books Videos DVD Search by keywords: SIBLING WEBSITES 24/7 MALL Books for Dummies NASCAR Racing Dale Earnhardt Personal Finance Advisor Union Pacific Railfans Wizard of Oz - The Movie Britney Spears Anna Kournikova Dinosaurs Harry Potter Pokemon Hawai'i Tour de France World Trade Center GET YOUR SEGWAY HUMAN TRANSPORTER!!! Site born on: 10-28-2000 Last updated: 10-08-2007 There have been elephant fans here!! THANKS!! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ELEPHANTS!! We want everyone to enjoy the thrill of the elephant!! Please come back and see what we're doing around here as we develop Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 When Hannibal crossed the Alps to go to war in the 3rd century BC, he was assisted by domesticated African elephants. At that time, elephants were widespread from the Cape to Cairo, with numbers probably in the tens of millions. Today the elephant occupies less than one quarter of its former range, and there are now less than 610 000. WHY HAVE ELEPHANT POPULATIONS DECLINED? * Uncontrolled hunting for ivory. * Habitat loss caused by rapidly growing human populations taking over the elephant's former range, deforestation, and desertification of the Sahel (the semi-arid African region between the Sahara desert and the savanna and forest in the south). In southern Africa, hunting for ivory destroyed many elephant populations in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the killing spread to West and Ea Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephants at Nature Haven To view this document, you need a frames-compatible browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 English Deutsch Svenska 0 Elephant facts and information database Welcome to a website with facts and information about elephants presented on Internet since 1995. Theres different ways of finding information on the website. To the left you find the navigation links which often opens new submenues, be sure to look for them . At the elephant glossary/encyclopedia youll find alphabetical listings. At recent changes about elephants you find the latest database changes or contributions. At elephant FAQ you find frequently asked questions about elephants. Theres also an elephant database where you can search for elephants, locations, countries and more. There is also a site search function in the upper left corner , you will find each of the 3285 elephants, and each of the 882 location faciliti Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 The Library In here you can read something about elephants! Encyclopedia - everything about elephants! Their life, behavior, food etc. Something interesting for you! 19 facts about elephants Bulls in musth and elephant mating - the article with illustrations. The elephant in the wild Wide variety of elephants short stories, fairy-tales and poetry. "Six blind man and the elephant" - Fable from religious literature. Elephant's Child NEW! Cheeeeeeese!!! - jokes, proverbs and funny stories about elephants. ??????? ? ???????? Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Facts About The Elephant F a c t s A b o u t T h e E l e p h a n t LinkExchange Member The Elephant The elephant is largest land living mammal, which a long time ago they roamed every landmass except Australia and Antarctica. Two extant species, the Indian elephant, of India and Southeast Asia, and the African elephant, ranging south of the Sahara, are now limited to tropical forests, savannas, deserts, and river valleys. The Indian elephant reaches heights of 10 ft tall and the African elephant, 13 ft tall. The boneless, muscular trunk, is the most distinctive feature of elephants, is actually a greatly elongated upper lip and nose used to convey grasses, leaves, and water to the mouth. Present-day elephants consume as much as 495 pounds of forage a day in this manner and drink as much as Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephants ! Elephants ! Elephants ! Fun Facts About Elephants Do you know how to tell the difference between an African elephant and an Asian (or Indian) elephant? Asian elephants have bumps on their heads above their eyes, their back humps UP in the middle, their trunk has only one "finger" on the end and usually only the males have tusks. African elephants have very large ears (shaped somewhat like Africa), no humps above their eyes, their back dips DOWN in the middle, have two "fingers" on the end of their trunk, and both males and females grow tusks. African elephants are usually much larger than Asian elephants. Elephants can weigh up to 13,000 pounds and stand as tall as 11 feet. The ears of a large African elephant can weigh up to 110 lbs. each , and can be as la Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Elephant This page is about my opinion on what I think will happen to theearth in the future according to scientific research and my thoughtsabout how the elephant will adapt to live in this newenvironment. Elephant of the Present This portion of my page is all true. It is aboutthe elephant of today and its adaptations. The picture below shows anelephant of today. Elephants live on the continent of Africa wherethere are a lot of deserts and savannas. The elephant lives on thesavannas. This is good because they eat a lot of grass and grass isplentiful on the savannas of Africa. Over time elephants have developed a long trunk.Elephants also use their tusks to rub an itchy eye or as a snorkel inthe water. One of the main uses of the trunk is for eating. They pickup the grass with t Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bookmark Gone But Not Forgotten: Bring Back North American Elephants ScienceDaily (Jun. 8, 1999) — Contact Information: Paul S. Martin 520-629-9459 (lab) or 520-792-3406 (home) pmartin@geo.arizona.edu See also: Fossils & Ruins Early Mammals Paleontology Fossils Ancient Civilizations Origin of Life Early Climate Reference Mammoth Homo heidelbergensis Mastodon Carbon-14 (Writer: Melanie Lenart for UA News Services) TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Many an imagination has been enchanted by visions of wild America reconstructed by writers and painters of old. A few imaginative people, such as University of Arizona geosciences Professor Emeritus Paul S. Martin, go beyond this by encouraging a restocking of modern-day plains with animals of the past. Martin envision Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Klick, to listen to the call of an elephant! ELEPHANT. The largest living land animals are the elephants. Adult Indian male elephants average about four tons in weight and 9 feet (2.7 meters) in height. The tallest reach 11 feet (3.4 meters). African males are somewhat taller. They reach 12 feet (3.7 meters) in rare cases, though they are no heavier than the Indian elephants. The average female of either species is about 1 foot (0.3 meter) shorter than the male. The great size of elephants and the thickness and toughness of their skins protect them from most other wild animals. Since they have few enemies to fear, elephants are usually peaceful and easygoing. They become aggressive when their young are threatened, as by lions. However, they show great affection for one another, and females Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 In search of a compromise Satisfying elephant conservation priorities and human development needs Part I Introduction The elephant is very important to man not least as a symbol of strength, nobility, intelligence and beauty: the associations between us in culture, religion and industry are long established and legendary. The ancestors of modern elephants first appear in the fossil record during the Eocene, about 45 to 55 million years ago. The first elephant, a pig-like creature living in Egypt -- Moeritherium -- was only about two feet tall and had no trunk. Gradually, possibly in response to the earth's cooling temperatures, the descendants of Moeritherium grew larger in size and developed the nose-upper lip combination that makes elephants so unique today. Biologists believe the trunk Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 The Pygmy Marmoset is one of the smallest primates in the world! It is small enough to fit in your pocket! Hey, Kids! Ready for a wild adventure? Thought so! Then find out what kids like you are doing to protect endangered animals in the Wild News section. And, if you want to see and learn about really cool animals, check out Wild Animal Facts . Like games? Then test your skills and creativity by playing in our online Wild Arcade . You can also read how the Wildlife Conservation Society does its part to save wildlife and wild lands in About WCS . So surf around this site... it was made just for you! But most important of all... HAVE FUN! Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Mammoth The mammoth looked a little bit like a elephant.It had a lot of blubber, thick under fur and lots of hair. It alsohad small ears, and big long tusk's , and a long trunk. The reasonthe Mammoth had so much hair was it lived in the ice age 2 millionB.C. They lived in what is now the northern parts of Asia, America,and Europe. The ice age was very cold and no one really knowswhy the mammoth is extinct but some people have predictions why.These are predictions it could have been a climate change it couldhave gotten to warm and the mammoth became extinct. But that is onereason another reason maybe man may have hunted them or moved towhere they were living and started planting their food and themammoth may have ran out of food. The mammoth's tusk were not just for looks theyus Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 --> NATURE explores the unusual problems created as the struggle to give Asian elephants a home is fought worldwide. They have a history of captivity that stretches over 200 years. They participate with humans in a surprising array of professions, including tourism, construction, and performance. And their gigantic footsteps may disappear from the face of the earth. The enigmatic subjects of NATURE: THE URBAN ELEPHANT, Asian elephants are losing territory to the inevitable process of deforestation. Industrialization all over Asia has hurt the mahouts, or elephant drivers, so that the trained elephants and their riders are being driven into major cities such as Bangkok to earn a meager living receiving donations and food from curious tourists. Elephants forced into a captive life suffer emo Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 Protect elephants Richard E. Leakey argues that allowing any trade in ivory will increase the killing of elephants Elephants and ivory are powerful ingredients in any contemporary debate about conservation. There are sound arguments from several perspectives and nobody anywhere suggests that elephants should be allowed to become extinct. Those who press the concept of sustainable utilization are as sure that theirs is the true path to the best future for elephants as are those who promote total protection and no management. Clearly it is more complex than this, and there is a vast number of considerations that must be taken into account. The Kenyan position reflects a broad consensus that elephants should not be killed for the commercial use of their ivory. This position holds irrespective Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Pygmy Elephant Stamps The African elephant Loxodonta africana is the largest known living land amimal in the world. The familiar African bush or savannah elephant Loxodonta africana africana averages over three meters in height at the shoulder and weights up to 7,500 kilograms. Some individuals top four meters in height. The less familiar African forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis is smaller and darker in color, averaging two and two thirds meters at the shoulder in height. The tusks of forest elephants are longer and straighter than those of their bush cousins. The ears of forest elephants are also much rounder than those of bush elephants. DNA tests reveal that the forest and bush populations differ genetically as much as lions and tigers and so should be considered separate ele Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Stomp!...Stomp!...Stomp!... What animal walks on its toes like a ballerina, has teeth up to 8 feet long and can pull trees out of the ground using only its nose and upper lip? The elephant of course. As the largest living land animal, elephants can weigh 12,000 pounds. They are extremely social and live in herds led by a matriarch or older female. One role of the matriarch is to lead the herd to food. Elephants eat only plants. They cannot reach the ground with their mouths and must use their trunks as a "hand" to gather grass, leaves and other food items. Since a single adult may eat as much as 375 pounds in one day, finding enough food can sometimes be quite a challenge. Elephants also use their trunks to drink and bathe. To drink, they suck water into their nostrils, then squi Read More Go to Site
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Votes:0 Today is JumpStart - Life Science Elephants * African and Asian elephants descended from a long line of giant animals that included the wooly mammoth and mastodon. The word "elephant" comes from the Greek word elephas, meaning ivory, in reference to the animal's prominent tusks, which are actually elongated incisor teeth. Excepting tusks, elephants have only four molar teeth. These teeth are replaced as they are worn away, up to six times throughout an elephant's life. The elephant's trunk is another unique and important feature. It is used not only for drinking and bathing but for smelling, breathing, feeling, and grasping food. At the end of the trunk is a sensitive "finger" for grasping things as small as a berry or as large as a branch. African elephants have two fi Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 ELEPHANT'S Web nature-wildlife.com Click on small photo to see a larger version. Hiding Elephant. We heard this young male behind us while photographing the rest of the herd. He started
trumpeting trying to threaten us. At first we were ignored him untill a large female came charging out of the river bed. we moved the vehicle very rapidly away from the young male.
The female stood guard while the male and several young elephants crossed the road. She was an angry elephant. Photo taken near Shingwedzi Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Taken with a Nikon F4 w/300mm f4 at 1/125 at f5.6 on Kodachrome 64 Bull Elephant. Photo taken near Olifants Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Elephants at Play. Photo taken near Letaba Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa. These young bulls Read More Go to Site
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} // --> Agenda This Month News Top Stories Making A Difference News Shorts *** END HIDE --> Your Agenda Activities Directory of Organizations/Links Subcriptions About ARN, Inc. Speaking Out For Animals Search Feedback Home Page Tatters in the Big Top By: Marianne Merritt Oct. 31, 2000 The image of the circus as a vestige of an honorable American entertainment tradition is falling to shreds. Through the work of dedicated activists, as well as individuals who have worked in the circus industry, the inherent cruelty of animal-based circuses is not only being criticized, but is increasingly no longer being tolerated. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus touts itself as "The Gre Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 The Elephant Debate • Nairobi National Park • CITES 2000 • Elephant Emotion • Elephant Impact in Tsavo • Tuli Elephant Debacle • Story of Shmetty • Elephant Orphan Archival THE ELEPHANT DEBATE By Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E.: 1992 UNEP Global 500 Laureate. Introduction No animal triggers more heated debate within conservation circles than the elephant, for no animal has greater impact on the environment or is more "human" emotionally. Elephants can change the face of the landscape enacting their allotted "recycling" role and they share with us humans many emotional traits. Theirs is a parallel lifespan, the same rate of development, a sense of family and death, loyalties and friendships forged over the years that span a lifetime and a memor Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 free web hosting | free website | laptop computers | shopping cart | php hosting affordable web hosting Pets web page hosting web hosting website hosting web hosting service web hosting web host The Elephant Page Don't forget National Elephant Apreciation Day! September 22!!! Elephant Apreciation Day Page Elephants are pachyderms. (Remember the technicolor pachyderm song?) There are two main kinds of elephants: African elephants and Asian elephants. Elephants are endangered because they are hunted for the ivory in their tusks. When people but ivory it encourages poachers to hunt elephants. (You can still buy ivory soap) Elephants are well known for their long trunks. There is a superstition that elephants with raised trunks are good luck. Some people collect elephant statues and toys, but Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 Conservation? Information has recently indicated there may actually be a THIRD species of elephants. MORE INFORMATION ON THE THIRD SPECIES There are several anatomical and behavioral differences between Asian and African elephants and many similarities. Most noticeable is the difference in ears. Africans have huge ears shaped much like the continent of Africa. (One ear from a bull African elephant weighs more than 100 pounds.) Asians, who live in cooler forest areas, have smaller ears. Asians have rounded backs and relatively smooth skin. Africans display a sway back and very wrinkled skin. Among Asian elephants, only males grow long incisor teeth called tusks, and not all males have them. (This is why ivory poaching has not been a tremendous problem for Asian elephants.) African elephants Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 "The Elephants of Cameroon" has moved. It is now part of " Field Trip Earth ," the North Carolina Zoological Society's newest online learning project. "Field Trip Earth" is at http://www.fieldtripearth.org . Please use the preceding link to go to the new site, or you will be redirected there in thirty seconds. If you would like to support the Elephants of Cameroon by adopting an elephant or by giving a donation, please click one of the following links: To adopt an elephant http://www.nczooeletrack.org/adopt.html To support the Elephants of Cameroon http://nczoo.com/donate/elephants.html The N.C. Zoo Society thanks you for helping these elephants and supportingthis important program. Read More Go to Site
Votes:0 The majestic elephant - through history and the present : The elephant is so majestic that it has been considered as a vehicle for kings. When Alexander the Great invaded India in 325 B.C. , he came to realise the symbolic might of the elephant. As he battled with King Porus ( King Puru from his actual name Purushottam = the noblest of all men ) and defeated him, Alexander himself faced a defeat of his own. This was as he encoutered Porus the person. There are many stories. One of them is where Porus? elephant displays his compassion for his master. At the famous battle of Hydaspes in July 326 B.C. , where Porus faced defeat from Alexander and injury from the numerous arrows, it was his elephant who saved his life. First, by leaving the battlefield away from the surge of these arrows into Read More Go to Site
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