Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

What are the differences between the African and Asian Species of elephants?

0
Posted

What are the differences between the African and Asian Species of elephants?

0

The African elephants have extremely large ears that can be likened to the shape of the African content. Similarly the smaller Asian elephants ears can be compared to the shape of the Indian subcontinent. In the case of the African specie both males and females have visible tusks. With the Asian specie only males have obvious external tusks. The females have small tusks that may or may not protrude far enough to be visible. The Asian specie has one semi-prehensile finger to its trunk while the African specie has two of them. Is there really such a thing such as African elephant graveyards? Elephants show an unexplained fascination with their dead. They have been recorded as showing an apparent fascination for elephant bones and ivory, picking them up in their trunks, and scattering them over a wide area. Why they behave like this is unknown. However the believe that elephants go to special elephant graveyards to die is a myth. The accumulation of bones and tusks around water holes wher

Related Questions

Thanksgiving questions

*Sadly, we had to bring back ads too. Hopefully more targeted.