Elephants are the largest land- dwelling mammals on earth. Elephants actually have very quilted skin to keep them cool. The trunk may contain over 40,000 muscles that help to gather food and water.
Diet
Staples : Grasses, leaves, bamboo, bark, roots.
Elephants are also known to eat crops like bannanas and sugarcane which are grown by farmers.
Population
At the turn of the 20th century, there was few millions African Elephants and about 100,000 Asian Elephants. Today, there are an estimated 450,000 – 700,000 African Elephants and between 35,000- 40,000 wild Asian Elephants.
Did you know?
Elephants don’t have bones in their trunk , just muscles!
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