Elephant living habits

Elephant is a gregarious mammal living on land, with the family as the unit and the female as the leader. The time of daily activity, the route of action, the place of foraging and the place of habitat are all under the command of the female. The adult male elephant is only responsible for protecting the safety of the family. To tender leaves, wild fruits, weeds, wild vegetables, tender bamboo and other plants as food, daily food intake of more than 225 kg. So how do elephants usually communicate? Next, let's learn about it together.

First, the characteristics of elephants

1. Big ears

An elephant has two big ears, and the greatest effect of the ear for the elephant is to dissipate heat, even above the sense of hearing. Elephant ears are not only big, but also thin, full of blood vessels, blood flows through here, it is easy to give off heat, especially fan up, it is easier to quickly bring down the temperature of the blood in the ear.

two。 Big ivory

The upper jaw of an elephant has a pair of developed incisors and grows all its life. The incisors of African elephants can be up to 3.3 meters long, while the tusks of Asian females are not exposed. Ivory is a tool for male elephants to show off. The longer the tusks are, the more attractive they are to the female elephants and the more powerful they are to other male elephants. The trunk is easy to get hurt, so elephants usually fight with ivory.

3. Long nose

The most conspicuous part of the elephant is its huge nose, which is also one of its most important organs, like a water pipe, which can hang to the ground in the shape of a cylinder, stretch and bend freely, usually curl, the nose is deep, can be opened and closed, the tip of the nose has a finger-like protuberance, can pick up fine objects, food and drinking water are all from the nose entrance, all the strength is on the nose.

4. The elephant has a big head.

The elephant has a big head and looks bulky.

5. Grey all over

The elephants are all gray and covered with elephant skins.

Second, the way elephants communicate

Elephants can communicate with infrasound that humans cannot hear and transmit through bones. When sound waves arrive, sound waves will travel along the soles of their feet through bones to the inner ear, and the fat on the elephant's face can be used to amplify sound. Zoologists call this fat loudspeaker fat, which is also found in many undersea animals.

In the absence of interference, it can generally spread 11 kilometers, and if the medium caused by airflow is uneven, it can only spread 4 kilometers. If you have to communicate in this case, the elephants will stamp their feet together and produce a strong "booming" sound. This method can spread as far as 32 kilometers.

Elephants are emotional animals and good friends of human beings, so don't hurt them. It is our duty to protect them.