Growing Conditions and General Care The Elephant Tree is quite a vigorous plant, and because it grows in rather harsh conditions, it is a relatively adaptable species. This plant is drought tolerant and does well in full sun in most places. However, it cannot tolerate freezing conditions. ...
Elephant Families Elephants live in families of four to 10 females and their Young, the females, called cows, are all relatives, grandmothers, mothers aunts, sisters and daughters, a wise old female called the matriarch(MAY-tree-ark) is the leader of family....
Here you can also meet the Mahouts – elephant care takers, bathe with the elephants, take an elephant ride and participate in tree re-planting. Green Hill Valley is a nature conservation project where they plant new trees and give elephants a new home in their natural habitat. They give ...
The dramatic elephant ears plant is a large, tropical foliage plant with magnificent, heart-shaped or arrow-shaped leaves. In colder regions, they need to be dug up and stored before winter arrives. Here’s how to grow and care for elephant ears in your garden. ...
An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ears. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again and the elephant waved it away once more.This happened several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, ...
If you choose the Elephant Trail option of our elephant adventure, you can hike up to the Upper EcoValley with your own personal elephants. Plant a banana tree or herbs along the way. Be your elephants’ attendants, right in the mud bath! Don’t worry. After communing with your buddies,...
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The scenery alone warrants a visit with hundreds of different plant and tree species plus there are giant fruit bats, golden-handed tamarins and the smallest of the antelopes, Blue duikers. Visits to Birds of Eden are self-guided and you are free to wander for as long as you ...
31. “The strange rhythm seemed now to be coming from behind me, from the land, so I turned to look across the gorge … where my heart stopped … Standing there in the shade of the tree was an elephant … staring out to sea!… A female with a left tusk broken off near the base...
An elephant’s trunk is sensitive enough to pick up a blade of grass but strong enough to rip branches off a tree. The word elephant comes from the Greek word “elephas” which means “ivory”. Elephants don’t like peanuts. Male elephants usually leave the matriarch group when they are ...