Elephants do have strong long-term memories, probably because they've evolved largememory-related brain regions. In the brain—this goes for the human brain as well—the temporal lobe holds important structures for making and storing memories, and this region is well-developed in elephant...
African elephants are being born without the tusks that illegal hunters have targeted for decades. But why is the largest land mammal on earth now being born tuskless? 3 Is such change beneficial to elephants’ survival in the long term? As we know, elephant tusks ate not just glorious-...
Nearly all African elephants have tusks as do most male Asian elephants. In the same way that a human tooth does not grow back if it's removed, neither does an elephant's tusk. Once these protruding teeth are removed, anelephant will never grow more....
Reptiles 爬行动物 Reptiles have cold blood. 爬行动物是冷血的。 All reptiles have scales. 所有的爬行动物都有鳞片。 Mother reptiles lay eggs. 母爬行动物下蛋。 Most reptiles have four legs. 大部分爬行动物都有四条腿。 (A s...
Can elephants laugh? Elephants cry, play, have incredible memories,and laugh! ... It is not uncommon to see elephants resting them over a tusk or even on others in the herd! Which is the animal that never sleeps? Bullfrogs… No rest for the Bullfrog. The bullfrog was chosen as an ani...
However, not all species grow up to become giants! Next, let’s take a look at how large various species become as adults and beyond. Even though most individuals reach adulthood by the time they’re roughly one year old, many don’t completely stop growing until they are around 2 to ...
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant. Reporter: What did you do next? Chris: I flew to New Delh...
(The dark manned lions have become rare.) The average elephant tusk is smaller, as is the rhino horn. Hunted animals in general are smaller today, because the gene pool is weakening, not strengthening. This is the handiwork of man, not nature; and it clearly is not conservation. However,...
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant. Reporter: What did you do next? Chris: I flew to New Delh...
ELEPHANT CONSERVATION:Explorer and writer Levison Wood gives a talk about his recent experiencetrekking across Botswana with a herd of migrating elephants, sharing stories and anecdotes. The event raises money for elephant conservation charity TUSK. The Emmanuel Centre (Westminster), £20,book ahead,...