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Elephant Habitat

Elephants are the largest animals that live on land. Mammals, including elephants, as well as human, cat or cow. Characteristic of mammals is a way of developing biaknya with the birth. Unlike the birds, reptiles and fish that breed in a way and then lay eggs and hatch. Certain types of fish such as sharks, but also lay the eggs remain in the stomach developing in the mother and mother belly. Therefore, at birth the baby shark is in the form of a whole fish.

Types of Elephent

Type of elephants on the earth, only African elephants and Asian elephants. African elephants live in the pasture, forest, river flow region and also in a jungle. Meanwhile, Asian elephants live in dense forests, tropical forests and lush bertumbuhan areas, such as in India and the island of Sumatra. African elephant is bigger compared to the Asian elephant. The length of Africa, including elephants gadingnya reach 8 meters with a 4 meters high, weighing around 6,000 kg. The most prominent differences from the ears. African elephant ears are larger than Asian elephants. African elephants have the type of the forehead and back around the flat, Asian elephants dahinya more prominent and the back edge.

Maintenance and growth Elephant

Like all mammals, the baby elephant birth through the means of sexual reproduction. Fetus to grow and develop in the mother in the stomach. Fetus receives oxygen and food through organs called plasenta mother. Up the elephant son for about 22 months. At the time of birth, the baby elephant is furry and has some teeth series, but it's still difficult to stand. Baby elephant born when the weight reached 120 kg with 90 cm high. At the end of the first year, the baby elephant hair and skin changes become hard and have learned to distinguish plants that can be eaten and how to take the grass. Before the age of 2 years he has already used to the ivory skin of wood and burrow in the soil from the roots.

Ears, snout and voice Elephant

Elephant ear length of up to 1.5 meters wide with 50 cm. Large ears that used to flutter himself if the heat and to frighten musuhnya. Belalainya long used to taking food, water and then suck up to enter in the mouth. It also serves to lift things. Sound generated from the elephant belalainya. Voice emanated sound waves in the so-called "infrasonik", used to call the group or a female elephant to a few kilometers away. Voters elephants are usually issued to reunite the separate group members.