10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Elephants

by N/A, 10 years ago | 1 min read

There's a lot that you should know about these endangered animals.

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1. They have their own language.

Elephants use a complex language and physical gestures to communicate with one another. For example, when they kneel in front of each other, that's considered an invitation to play.Â

2. They're herbivores.

Elephants eat more than 300 pound of food a day.

3. They're great listeners.

Their ears can span 4 feet wide and two feet high.Â

4. Their memory is top notch.

Elephants really do have excellent memory. They're able to pass information along to one another.Â

5. They're always moving.

Elephants spend at least 20 hours a day moving around in search of food or socialization.

6. They can't run, but they can speed walk about 25 mph.

7. They're giants on land.

The oldest and largest elephants in the world weigh more than 13,000 pounds and are 13 feet tall.Â

8. There are many different kinds of elephants.

Asian elephants are actually quite different from African elephants. They're more closely related to the woolly mammoth than they are to African elephants.Â

9. They have an interesting origin.

Elephants actually evolved from a mammal called an Eritherium azzouzorum abou 60 million years ago. It was about the size of a rabbit.Â

10. They can drink up to 2 gallons of water at a time.

Elephants use a complex language and physical gestures to communicate with one another. For example, when they kneel in front of each other, that's considered an invitation to play.Â