Interesting Facts about INDIAN ELEPHANTS ***

Facts about Indian Elephants

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Description of Indian Elephants
The Indian Elephant is described as Elephas maximus a amamal from south-central Asia. They are very large, grey, four-legged herbivorous mammals.

They have almost hairless skin, a distinctive long, flexible, prehensile trunk. Its upper incisors form long curved tusks of ivory. The ears of Indian elephants are significantly smaller than African elephants.

Understanding Scientific names of animals
The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists.

Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups ( vertebrates and invertebrates ) the Families of animals are also included such as Ursidae ( the family of bears) and the families are then split into species such as Ursus americanus (American Black Bear)

Facts about where Indian Elephants live and what they eat!
Indian Elephants are herbivores and eat all types of vegetation such as grasses, leaves, fruits, and bark

Facts about the Indian Elephants ears

The Indian Elephant’s sense of hearing is poor
They have smaller ears than African Elephants - often used to identify an African from an Indian elephant
One of the softest parts of their body is at the back of the ears, which is called the knuckle. Elephant trainers, called Mahouts, use their feet to steer or give commands to the animal via the knuckle at the back of the ears

Basic Facts about Indian Elephants
The name of an adult male is referred to as a bull
The name of an adult female is referred to as a cow
The name or offspring, or a baby Elephant, is a calf
The average size of a litter is just one Elephant
The collective name for a group of Elephants is a herd
The sounds made by an adult Elephant are referred to as grunts, purrs, bellows, whistles and trumpeting

Facts about the Size of Male Indian Elephants
A Fully grown adult reaches the height of 10 feet
Adult Indian elephants weigh about 11,000 pounds

Cool and Fun Facts about the life, behavior and personality of the Indian Elephants

Life Span - Indian Elephants can live for up to 70 years
Elephants normally walk about 4 mph
Elephants are able to swim for long distances
Elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating
They live in tight social units led by an older matriarch
Males leave the herd between the ages of 12 and 15
Their tusks are of ivory and are actually enormously enlarged incisors
The Indian Elephant's eyes are small and its eyesight is poor
Elephants have the largest brains in the animal kingdom