An elephant’s trunk can grow to be about 2 metres long and can weigh up to 140 kg. Some scientists believe that an elephant’s trunk is made up of 100,000 muscles, but no bones. Female elephants spend their entire lives living in large groups called herds. Male elephant leave their herds at about 13 years old and live fairly solitary lives from this point. Elephants can swim – they use their trunk to breathe likea snorkel in deep water. Elephants are herbivores and can spend up to 16 hours days collecting leaves,twigs, bamboo and roots.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:15:36 +0000
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