Elephants in the House!
eat as much as an elephant because they eat
around 300 pounds of leaves, or veggies, per
day!! That’s a lot of food!! Saying,Leaves or
vegetables, You may be getting the feeling that
elephants are herbivores. Which is another way
to say,Plant eaters.
Just like food, you might be thirsty. You can get
thirsty all the time, but not as much as
elephants!! Elephants drink up to 60 gallons
per day too! That’s a lot of food and water! It
will make sense for them to drink that much.
There is a lot more ways that elephants use to
survive but just, imagine, you are in a place
where elephants are in the wild, but you don’t
see any elephants, that’s because their trunks
can sense danger when they wave it in the
air,Which is mostly because they think you’re
dangerous. Elephants also do things to keep
nice and cool and not be hot like in a desert.
One thing they do is they flap their ears to get
the heat out of their body so they are cool.
Secondly, they go in mud because mud is nice
and cold. Lastly, they can also get water in
their trunk and spray it on himself like a
shower.
Sadly, many people build houses where
elephants go so there is no places for elephants
to go and live. To save elephants, people are
putting trackers on them so people can know
where to not build houses, this way, all of the
elephants can live happily.
In addition, Not all people are mean to
elephants.”I work with four Asian Elephants.
I chose them because they are a little more
affectionate and like to make more noises than
our African elephants. They trumpet,
squeak,pop,bark,rumble, and roar.”Says
Katlin. You can tell that not all people are
mean. Katlin also says,”I love working with
elephants! They are so smart and playful and
they challenge me as a trainer.” She does love
elephants!
Herds
However, some elephants groups are nice and
safe, elephants have their own way to stay safe
without trackers around their necks. They have
their own way to do stuff to protect their herds.
Just to get you ready for this whole
thing, you got to know what herds are. Herds
are another way to say groups. Elephants
This is a picture of elephants following the
Matriarch.
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