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Elephant Trunk

What does people fascinate about the elephants? It’s neither the mass, nor the big ears, which make the elephant so likeable for most people, but it’s the trunk. All people, whether adults or children, ...

Herpes – Smallpox – Tuberculosis by the elephants

Which illnesses are very dangerous for elephants? Elephant smallpox, tuberculosis and elephant herpes hang over every elephant stable like the sword of Damocles. Smallpox In the last few years, elephant smallpox has been observed ...

Differences between African and Asian Elephant

How do different types of elephants differ? The difference between the African and the Asian elephants, looking closer, is remarkable . Actually they resemble each other only from a distance by their outward appearance. ...

Communication between the elephants

How do elephants communicate? Since elephants are not “loners”, but live in a herds, they need several possibilities of communicating with each other. The trunk, the ears, the tail, body language and naturally also ...

Bigness and weight of the elephants

How heavy is a fully-grown elephant? An approximately 20-year-old Asian elephant cow weighs 3500 – 4500 kg on average, and measures around 2.6 metres at the back. An elephant bull weighs about 5000 – ...

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