The Elephant Scientist by Antonayah Modeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s Made with mirth en-us 2018-11-13 14:07:34 UTC 2018-11-13 14:20:32 UTC hello@padlet.com What we know tonayahmodeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303729621 -African Bush Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. Perhaps that explains why Elephants are the ONLY mammals that cannot jump!
-An elephant’s trunk weighs around 400 pounds and contains around 100,000 different muscles.
-Elephants communicate over long distances using a sub-sonic rumble that can travel over the ground faster than sound through air.]]> 2018-11-13 14:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303729621 Video on elephant communication tonayahmodeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303733015 2018-11-13 14:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303733015 Why do scientist study elephants? tonayahmodeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303734350 Elephants are very different from primates, birds, and other mammals which makes them very interesting to study. An elephant’s vision is relatively poor compared to these species, which suggests that they may rely more on other senses like smell and hearing when making decisions in the wild. Therefore, if we are to ask fair questions about elephant intelligence, considering they are not like others. ]]> 2018-11-13 14:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303734350 tonayahmodeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303735654 2018-11-13 14:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303735654 Why are elephants important? tonayahmodeste https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303735985 Elephants are are keystone species, playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystems in which they live.]]> 2018-11-13 14:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tonayahmodeste/1ig0x2hboi9s/wish/303735985