This powerful animal captivates us with its greatness and beauty, and without a doubt, it is such a magnificent animal that the following curious facts about elephants will be of interest to you.
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At just 3 meters tall, elephants are the largest animals on planet Earth.
According to researchers, elephants are able to distinguish human languages.
Through its ears you can tell if it is an African or Asian elephant.
It was to be expected that the largest animal in the world will also weigh a lot, the male elephant can weigh at least 6 tons.
They are sociable and intelligent animals and they are capable of helping others when they see that they need it.
African elephants have two «fingers» on their trunk.
Elephants can live from 60 to 70 years.
These huge animals are capable of swimming, even, it is one of their favorite activities.
An elephant’s trunk can suck and contain at least 8 liters of water.
A newborn baby elephant weighs approximately 120kg.
Elephants need approximately 150 kg of food on a daily basis.
Each elephant expels a ton of manure per week, this is to be expected since they eat 150 kg of food daily.
At 2.5 cm the skin of an elephant is very thick.
Have you ever heard the saying “elephant memory”? Well, this is because elephants really have an admirable memory, this is probably due to their huge brain, since studies have shown that they can remember things that happened a long time ago.
Elephants can hear the footsteps of other elephants through their feet.
Did you already know these curious facts about these beautiful animals? What fact do you know that was not added to this list?
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