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When human parents are waiting for a new baby to arrive, nine months can seem like a very long time. But that's nothing ...
23/03/2022

When human parents are waiting for a new baby to arrive, nine months can seem like a very long time. But that's nothing compared to how long a female elephant—which is also called a cow—has to wait before she gives birth to her little one. Each pregnancy lasts just about 22 months, which is the longest gestation period for any mammal, according to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society.

When female elephants are between 12 and 15 years old, they're at an age when they're ready to mate and will continue to...
23/03/2022

When female elephants are between 12 and 15 years old, they're at an age when they're ready to mate and will continue to do so until they're around 50. However, they don't get pregnant every year. In fact, most elephants will only give birth once every five years. But there's a very specific reason for that…

Scientists believe that when male elephants are in "musth," a period of high levels of testosterone, they produce pherom...
23/03/2022

Scientists believe that when male elephants are in "musth," a period of high levels of testosterone, they produce pheromones to attract females. Well-known elephant researcher Joyce Poole suggests that the animals might flap their ears in order to fan this "elephant cologne" as far as possible, according to McGill.

An elephant's tusks continue to grow throughout their lives—and they grow a lot. According to McGill, the tusks of an ad...
23/03/2022

An elephant's tusks continue to grow throughout their lives—and they grow a lot. According to McGill, the tusks of an adult male grow around seven inches every year. So if you spot an elephant with particularly long tusks, that can be an indicator of old age.

Elephants use their tusks—which are actually a pair of the animal's upper incisors—in all kinds of handy ways, from digg...
23/03/2022

Elephants use their tusks—which are actually a pair of the animal's upper incisors—in all kinds of handy ways, from digging to fighting. But they use one more than the other. Yes, just like humans, elephants have one tusk that's more dominant. You can generally tell which is the animal's "master tusk" because it's often the shorter of the two, with a tip that's been rounded down by use, according to the McGill School of Computer Science.

Most elephants have grey skin, even though it sometimes appears brown thanks to the reddish sand they cover themselves w...
23/03/2022

Most elephants have grey skin, even though it sometimes appears brown thanks to the reddish sand they cover themselves with for protection. However, when Asian elephants get older, they can start to lose pigment in their skin; as a result, parts of their bodies, such as their trunks, begin to turn pink.

If you spend any amount of time outside under the scorching sun, you know how important it is to protect yourself from h...
23/03/2022

If you spend any amount of time outside under the scorching sun, you know how important it is to protect yourself from harmful UV rays with sunscreen. And elephants, who live in some of the sunniest places on the planet, know it too. They save themselves from painful burns by using sand as a natural sunscreen to cover up their skin, according to Smithsonian. They'll even cover their young in sand while they're sleeping in order to keep them safe. Aww!

Elephants may have massive ears, but they can also pick up on noises via their feet, which register low-frequency rumble...
23/03/2022

Elephants may have massive ears, but they can also pick up on noises via their feet, which register low-frequency rumbles caused by other animals up to 20 miles away, according to researchers at Stanford University.

"We think they're sensing these underground vibrations through their feet," explained study author Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, an affiliate of the Stanford Center for Conservation Biology. "Seismic waves could travel from their toenails to the ear via bone conduction, or through somatosensory receptors in the foot similar to ones found in the trunk.

Elephants aren't only good at recognizing human voices, they can also recognize their own reflection. In another study p...
23/03/2022

Elephants aren't only good at recognizing human voices, they can also recognize their own reflection. In another study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006, scientists found that Asian elephants know that they're looking at themselves while gazing into a mirror, a level of self-awareness that only highly intelligent animals—like dolphins, apes, and humans—are known to display. Lookin' good, guys!

In the case of elephants, big brains really do mean greater intelligence. According to findings published in Proceedings...
23/03/2022

In the case of elephants, big brains really do mean greater intelligence. According to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, these creatures are so clever that they can determine ethnicity, gender, and even the age of a human from acoustic cues that they can pick up in their voices. The researchers believe that elephants use this incredible skill to identify possible human threats and adjust their behavior accordingly.

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