Who does not enjoy seeing a video of an elephant every once in awhile. There is a lot of amazing things these creatures can do. Here is a list of some reason why you should hold elephants a little closer to your heart.
1. They are pretty big.
2. They like to hug.
3. They recognize themselves when in front of mirrors.
4. They feel sad for the death of their own.
Elephants live in intense social groups where if something happens to another they get really upset. They are know for investigating deaths of their loved one and performing funeral rituals.
5. They uses their feet not only for walking but for listening.
Elephants use the vibrations from stomping to communicate without other elephants. They normally do this when they sense danger or a predator is near according to National Geographic.
6. They care about the environment.
7. They have long memories.
Elephants have great memory of remembering faces and events that occurred in the wild. In one instance two elephants rejoiced at seeing each other again after one was brought to the zoo.
8. Yes they can swim.
9. They are pretty much feminists.
The head of an elephant herd is the oldest female elephant of the herd aka matriarchal societies.
10. They have no natural predator.
Elephants don't have predators but they do have beware because lions like to prey on younger and weaker elephants.
11. They like to show affection towards each other.
They are researchers who say that elephants like use their trunk to show affection and comfort to other elephants.
12. They are sadly on the endangered species list.
They are on the endangered species list thanks to is humans. Humans have been hunting them down for ivory. There is an estimate of at about 600,000 elephants left and just recently the African elephant population has gone down 30 percent.
Please spread this awareness of elephants so we can keep enjoying them for many generations more. Here is some information on how you can save these majestic creatures.
