ELEPHANT EARS
Did you know? Elephant ears are used to radiate excess heat away from the body. (African Geographic)
Did you know? Elephant ears are used to radiate excess heat away from the body. (African Geographic)
Made out of Ivory. Present in both males and females elephants. Tusks are actually, elongate incisor teeth. It appears around 2 years of age. Male tusks are heavy….and can weigh up to 100kg.
DID YOU KNOW ? The word “ELEPHANT” is actually Latin for “HUGE ARCH” The ELEPHANT in fact is the largest land mammal in the world.
HOW FAST CAN A WILD DOG RUN? In a direct charge – they run @ 60-70 km/h. They can maintain this speed for almost 2 km “Aardvark to Zebra”
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