- The elephant’s gestation period is of 22 months – longer than any other animal in the world.
- A newborn human baby weighs an average of 7 pounds while a newborn elephant baby can weigh up to 260 pounds! The baby can stand up shortly after birth.
- Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump.
- Each elephant has completely unique ears.
- They can swim for long distances.
- They have a pulse rate of 27.
- They are known to live for as long as 70 years.
- An elephant will spend about 16 hours eating in a single day.
- Elephants sleep very little. These mammals are known to sleep for about 5 hours in a night.
- An elephant sleeps while standing.
- Elephants can hear one another’s trumpeting calls up to 5 miles (8 kilometers ) away.
- Satao is the largest elephant in the world on record.
- An elephant’s trunk has eight major muscles and 150,000 muscle bundles in all. The trunk is so strong that it can push down trees and lift weight of 700,000 pounds.
- Elephant females can have babies until they are about 50 years old. They tend to have a new baby every 2 and a half to 4 years. They usually have one baby, twins are very rare.
- The main reason why elephants are massively killed by poachers is their tusks. Although scientific researchers proved the ivory consists of dentine, a tissue that is similar to bone and has no special effects or qualities.
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- An elephant fills its trunk with up to 5 quarts of water and then empties it into its mouth in order to drink.
- About 100 elephants are being killed every day for their ivory.
- African elephants have the best sense of smell in the animal kingdom.
- Elephants are scared of bees.
So, these are some Interesting & Amazing facts about Elephants that you may know.