Amazing Facts About Elephant

Elephant which is one of the big animal not in the forest but also in the zoo.People also like to ride on the elephant.

There are two primary species of elephant:

1. Asian Elephant
2. African Elephant

Elephant Foot Facts

• The foot of an elephant has five toes that are buried in the flesh of their feet, with not all the toes of an elephant having toenails.
• The foot of an elephant is formed in such a way that when elephants walk, they are effectively walking on tip toe.
• The underneath of elephants feet is made up of tough and fatty tissue that acts a shock absorber so that elephants can walk more quietly.
• The elephant uses its enormous feet in which to collect small amounts of water and to dig up roots out of the tought ground.
• The foot of an elephant is about half the width of its shoulder, so scientists are able to tell the size of the elephant by looking at the footprint.

Elephant Teeth Facts

• Elephants have 26 teeth in total which includes 24 molars in the mouth of the elephant and the elephants tusks which are actually two incisors.
• The molars in the mouth of the elephant replace themselves six times during their lives with the new molars being larger than the old ones.
• The replacing molars in the mouth of the elephant push the old molars forward to let the new molars grow at the back of the elephants mouth.
• The elephants uses its tusks for digging, ripping bark from trees and foraging, as their tusks are essentially no different from normal teeth.
• The teeth of the elephant are made from ivory, a strong compound that humans seem to have lust for but it has meant that countless elephants have been killed for their teeth alone.