Did you know...
-elephants eat up to 450 kg per day (and are very messy eaters too!)
-the whole skeleton weight of an elephant is approximately 16.5% of their body
-skull is large but light weight
-19-21 pairs of ribs
-trunk contains no bones or cartilage
-skin can be 2.5-3.5+ cm thick
-adult elephants have less hair than young elephants
-lack a gall bladder
-adult elephants total 26 teeth
-capacity of an adult elephant's stomach is 30-70 L
-small intestine of adult elephants is 66-74 feet
-heart weighs 12-21 kilograms
-brain weighs 3.6-4.5 kilograms (depending on gender)
-normal elephants urinate 10-15 times per day
-elephant communication is not entirely audible to humans
-can find & locate water sources about 50 km away
-elephants eat up to 450 kg per day (and are very messy eaters too!)
-the whole skeleton weight of an elephant is approximately 16.5% of their body
-skull is large but light weight
-19-21 pairs of ribs
-trunk contains no bones or cartilage
-skin can be 2.5-3.5+ cm thick
-adult elephants have less hair than young elephants
-lack a gall bladder
-adult elephants total 26 teeth
-capacity of an adult elephant's stomach is 30-70 L
-small intestine of adult elephants is 66-74 feet
-heart weighs 12-21 kilograms
-brain weighs 3.6-4.5 kilograms (depending on gender)
-normal elephants urinate 10-15 times per day
-elephant communication is not entirely audible to humans
-can find & locate water sources about 50 km away