The oldest known elephant in the
world lived for 86years
The average lifespan of an ele-
phant is from 50-70 years.
The elephants gestation period
is 22months– longer than any
other land animal in the world.
A new born baby weigh up to
260pounds! The baby can stand up
shortly after being born. They have 2
gaits– a walk and a faster gait that is
similar to running. They cannot
jump, trot or gallop , how ever they
can swim and use their trunk as a
snorkel.
Fascinating!!
The elephants large ears are used to
radiate excess heat away from their
body more so elephants behavior is
associated with a unique animal in-
telligence that displays grief, altru-
ism, compassion, self-awareness,
play, art and music.
Land
animal
fascinating
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