Elephants gather in large herds - Elephants. An elephant herd is led by an elephant - old, experienced and intelligent. She already knows where the fertile grasslands are, where the water is, and how to find the most animal four-legged. But not only does she lead an “interesting” life, she has to keep order. As a rule, females and very young males congregate in such family herds. But even now, adult men do not want to live alone in such a herd. If not alone, join the same male elephants. They actually go to the family herds, but only when they are going to breed.
In this case, the herd lives according to its own rules, where everyone does their duty. For example, young animals are bred by the entire herd. Protecting the pups is an honor for every herd. If an attack occurs, the whole herd surrounds the child with a ring and the enemy has a difficult time. But elephants often fall prey to predators. Or die from the wounds they inflict. Elephants prefer to be near water because they need to drink at least 200 liters a day. By the way, not everyone knows but when there is a drought the elephants start digging wells and the water produced saves not only the elephant herd but also many other animals.
In wildlife, elephants are not protected from hunting weapons, and they cannot always be protected from disease, injury, or injury. This greatly shortens their lives. Giants are not afraid of tigers or lions, but the wounds inflicted by their attacks greatly damage the creatures. In fact, even a small wound on the leg or trunk of a protected animal can be life threatening, and a veterinarian only needs to treat the wound properly. Life expectancy depends on many factors. For example, what type of person the person belongs to, where it lives, what it eats for, and what kind of care it provides. The average lifespan of an elephant is between 60 and 70 years. At the same time, it is a fact known for centuries among slave animals. The oldest elephant, Lynn Wang, lived to be 86 (1917-2003). This elephant served in the Chinese army and fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), then performed in a circus during the construction of monuments, but he spent most of his life at the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan.
Elephant herds are always run by old and experienced women. The change of leader is due to the death of the former chief elephant. Moreover, only animals live in herds and males prefer to live separately. Elephants are self-conscious and, like dolphins and some monkeys, perceive their reflection in the mirror. Although the average weight of an elephant is 5 tons, they move very quietly. You will not think that an elephant is calmly coming behind you. The fact is that the elephant's foot pad is designed to spring and expand, allowing more space when you move it: Imagine that you are sticking your only feather pillow - similar to elephants. That’s why they move easily through muddy swamps. Almost every animal can run, that is, to walk this way for half a second when the whole body is completely in the air. Elephants have so much mass that they cannot lift their bodies into the air and run “halfway”: the front legs move in a trot and the hind legs are all rearranged to carry weight and walk fast. In this mode, the elephant can travel at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour. Elephants swim big. They can even dive deep by throwing their trunk out of the water.
Elephant teeth change 6-7 times. This is because it grinds quickly due to appetite. Very old elephants are usually females because the elephant that lost the last tooth helps to feed the herd. But older, lonely men usually die of starvation. Elephants use loud noises, gestures, and gestures to communicate with each other. At long distances, infrared rays are used. Thanks to this ability, wild elephants can listen to each other at a distance of 10 km.
The average daily diet of an elephant is 300 kg. The volume of water consumed varies. Depending on the air humidity, an elephant can drink 100 to 300 liters a day. Elephants are great oranges. He does everything the elephant needs from his trunk: he eats, picks leaves, carries objects, and waters. There are times when the padlock is unlocked when the elephants are painted or with a key.
Male elephants prefer solitude but are close to any herd. Like humans, elephants can be left-handed and right-handed. Whichever ivory the elephant works on, one of them is small. Most elephants are right-handed. Elephants are very friendly animals. In addition to greeting them, the little elephants help. Just as a human child holds its mother's hand, a baby elephant grabs hold of a baby elephant's trunk. If an elephant in a herd sees an elephant slipping, he will immediately help him. In the fullest sense of the word, elephants have a large brain - an adult male weighs 5.5 kg and weighs 1–2 kg compared to the average person (however, an elephant's brain is much smaller than a human in body weight). Elephants not only know how to use their trunk as a tool, but also show a high level of self-awareness.
Elephants are now threatened with extinction due to human-elephant conflict. Today, between 75 and 80 elephants die each year as a result of human activity. In 1800 there were more than 25,000 elephants and by 1900 there were about 12,000. By 2000, it had dropped to about 3,500. In Sri Lankan culture, it was man who made the elephant an animal to be worshiped. Man is also involved in the destruction of the elephant. The time has come to make their contribution to the preservation of this resource.
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