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In reply to the discussion: TRUMP DEFENDS HUNTING ENDANGERED SPECIES [View all]Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)38. Once common throughout Africa and Asia, elephant numbers were severely depleted, due to ivory trade
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The largest land mammal on earth, the African elephant weighs up to eight tons. The elephant is distinguished by its massive body, large ears and a long trunk, which has many uses ranging from using it as a hand to pick up objects, as a horn to trumpet warnings, an arm raised in greeting to a hose for drinking water or bathing.
Asian elephants differ in several ways from their African relatives. They are much smaller in size and their ears are straight at the bottom, unlike the large fan-shape ears of the African species. Only some Asian male elephants have tusks. All African elephants, including females, have tusks. Elephants are either left or right-tusked and the one they use more is usually smaller because of wear and tear. The Asian elephant has four toes on the hind foot and five on the forefoot, while the African elephant has three on the hind foot and five on the forefoot.
Led by a matriarch, elephants are organized into complex social structures of females and calves, while male elephants tend to live in isolation. A single calf is born to a female once every 4-5 years and after a gestation period of 22 monthsthe longest of any mammal. These calves stay with their mothers for years and are also cared for by other females in the group.
The two species of elephantsAfrican and Asianneed extensive land to survive. Roaming in herds and consuming hundreds of pounds of plant matter in a single day, both species of elephant require extensive amounts of food, water and space. As a result, these large mammals place great demands on the environment and often come into conflict with people in competition for resources.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant
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thanks for the repies and recommendations to this OP "Warning" Chilling Image...
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#8
thank you. sometimes J.G. OPs provoke so much emotion, readers comment and forget to vote
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#15
I propose we send these pieces of shit hunting with "Deadeye Dick" Cheney.
lagomorph777
Jun 2016
#32
Gorilla banter sure can run new Trump criticisms off the first page of General Discussion
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#12
This is the third OP you've posted with the same link and photos today. Why are you reposting this?
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#3
As you might know, I live pretty close to Roswell, NM. Should I have aliens abduct them?
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#18
Long, overly recommended or heavily discussed dead pet threads are another Trump-troll trick.
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#20
I find the older Trump sons creepy. Always standing slightly behind the Donald
No Vested Interest
Jun 2016
#9
they don't care. They just like to kill for fun and the more rare the animal the better.
ohnoyoudidnt
Jun 2016
#14
And they are trying to hid this thread again. Each night I post them. every day they hide it
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#35
Once common throughout Africa and Asia, elephant numbers were severely depleted, due to ivory trade
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#38
Does anyone think that I should put threats and descriptions of these animals near each picture?
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#39
This is save to journal and new World Wildlife Federation images added soon
Jeffersons Ghost
Jun 2016
#45