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35 Baby Elephants that Will Melt Your Heart!
Baby animals are so cute and fun to look at, but there is one 'baby' that
weighs more than most adult humans, has almost no fur to speak of and loves the
mud, and despite these facts, the baby elephant is definitely one of the cutest
of all baby animals!So this post is all about these 'little' guys with great
photos and also some fascinating information about the biggest land mammal. An
elephant calph is around 250 pounds or 115 kgs in weight when born. Females
mature at about 11 years and stay in the group, while the males, which mature
between 12 and 15, are usually expelled from the maternal herd. Elephants are
some of the most intelligent animals on Earth. Their brains weigh 5kg, much
more than the brain of any other land animal. Their brains have more complex
folds than all animals except whales, which is thought to be a major factor in
their intellect. They commonly show grief, humor, compassion, cooperation,
self-awareness, tool-use, playfulness, and excellent learning abilities. An
elephant in Korea surprised its zoo keepers by independently learning to mimic
the commands they gave it by verbalizing on the end of its trunk, successfully
learning 8 words and their context. The elephant trunk, a specialized nose,
is analogous to an octopus tentacle in terms of dexterity. It allows them a
high degree of manipulation of objects and elephants are adept tool-users.
Elephants have been taught to paint with their adroit trunks and produce some
fascinating artwork. In captivity, elephants easily learn how to open simple
locks and many master more complex ones, something impossible for most other
animals due to a lack of dexterity and intellect.Elephants in zoos have worked
together to take advantage of this, by having many act as lookouts as another
undoes the lock, or in one instance an elephant feigned injury as a distraction
while another elephant helped the others escape. Once all the elephants were
out, the distraction elephant climbed to its feet and ran for the door,
surprising its tenders who had been unaware of the ruse. Female elephants
live in a herd of about 10 individuals lead by the most experienced matriarch,
whereas the males are normally solitary and move from herd to herd. The females
in each herd help each other find food and care for calves. Adults do not
lie down to sleep because of the excellent support their very straight legs
give them. Elephants communicate within their herds or between herds many
kilometers away mostly using sounds too low for human ears to perceive and by
stamping their feet. Within their herds, elephants are believed to have the
same or similar levels of cooperation as chimpanzees. A young elephant must
learn how to draw water up into its trunk and then pour it into its mouth. Of
all the elephant's specialized features, the muscular trunk is the most
remarkable it serves as a nose, a hand, an extra foot, a signaling device and a
tool for gathering food, siphoning water, dusting, digging and a variety of
other functions. Not only does the long trunk permit the elephant to reach as
high as 23 feet, but it can also perform movements as delicate as picking
berries or caressing a companion. It is capable, too, of powerful twisting and
coiling movements used for tearing down trees or fighting. An elephant herd
is considered one of the most closely-knit societies of any animal, and a
female will only leave it if she dies or is captured by humans. Males will
leave the herd as they become adolescent, around the age of 12, and live in
temporary ‘bachelor herds’ until they are mature and live alone. An elephant
female is fertile for only a few days each year. During this time, males will
try to court her by using rituals involving various affectionate gestures and
nuzzles. If she accepts one, she will respond with similar gestures and after
20 minutes or so of a courting ritual they will mate. If she conceives, she
will be pregnant for 22 months, longer than any other land animal.
'Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.' |
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