I think they are adorable.
Ready for your elephant education time?
No, African and Asian Elephants are not the same. Let me explain:
The picture above has both an Asian [left] and African [right] elephant. See the difference?
Here's another picture to help
The Asian elephant has smaller funny shaped ear, a funny mouth, and a funny shaped head. Overall, I think the Asian elephant is just funny looking. They kinda remind me of Robert Ramano - you know - "Everybody loves Raymond" - Ray's brother, the funny looking one. Sorry, but it's kinda true.
The African Elephant is regal and awesome. Plus they are adorable.
Here is Sean and I at the Hogle Zoo this past summer at the African Elephant exhibit. Awesome.
Here are your fun facts about elephants for the day - impress your friends:
*Despite their big ears, elephants do not hear very well
*To make up for their poor hearing, elephants use vibrations from the ground through their feet to "hear"
*Largest land mammal
*Spend about 16 hrs of their day eating
*They can eat around 495 lbs of food a day
*Have the largest brain of the animal kingdom
*Only 4 legged mammal to have all their "knees" bend in the same direction [think about it, you'll get it]
*Elephants can't jump
*Their skin is an inch thick
*Baby elephants sometimes suck on their trunks for comfort [like sucking a thumb]
*Super social creatures
*They prefer one tusk over the other just as people are right handed or left handed
heidi! you are adorable.
ReplyDeleteHeidi, this is Jill Weaver and Jen Christensen. We made a momentous discovery. Jen is an African elephant. All of the characteristics apply, except that Jen can, in fact, jump. Can you see the resemblance, Heidi?! She has large ears, but lousy hearing. She definitely has the largest brain in the animal kingdom, and inch-thick skin. She especially favors her right canine tooth. It all fits, Heidi! Thank you for helping us find Jen's true identity.
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