Elephants Never Forget by sarah Shahira https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc en-us 2017-07-13 02:18:18 UTC 2017-07-22 05:55:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 1) Name two ancient relatives of the modern-day elephants. sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605035 The two ancient relatives are Africans and Asian]]> 2017-07-13 02:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605035 2) There are how many types of elephants in this world and what are they? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605462 There are two main groups of elephants the Africans and Asian. ]]> 2017-07-13 02:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605462 3) How many types of African elephants do we have and what are they? shadow_hikari https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605978 African elephants may include two different species they are forest and savannah elephants ]]> 2017-07-13 02:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/178605978 4) Why are elephants considered as herbivores? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152380 They eat grasses, bark,twigs,leaves and fruits. They can spend 18 hours each days eating.]]> 2017-07-21 00:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152380 5) How much food do they need? shadow_hikari https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152462 An adult elephant might eat more than 400 pounds of food in one day.they also need about 30-50 gallons of water each day.]]> 2017-07-21 00:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152462 6)How do elephants use their trunks and tusk? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152510 Their trunks and tusks are great tools for eating,communicating and other tasks.]]> 2017-07-21 00:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152510 7) How do they use their brains? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152757 One thing their brains help them do is work well together in groups]]> 2017-07-21 00:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152757 8) What is the role of the Matriarch in a herd? shadow_hikari https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152987 she keeps the elephants safely together and helps them find food and water.she makes important decisions,such as when to charge and when to flee from danger.she also teaches other females about caring for their young  ]]> 2017-07-21 00:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179152987 9) How do we know elephants have amazing memories? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153205 Elephants show their amazing memories by remembering relatives after years of being apart]]> 2017-07-21 00:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153205 10) How do elephants which live in the forest help their ecosystems? sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153482 One way elephants help their ecosystems is by eating. As elephants in a forest eat, they create gaps ]]> 2017-07-21 00:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153482 11) How do elephants which live on the savannah help their ecosystems? shadow_hikari https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153798 elephants that live on the Savannah eat the sprouts of trees and shrubs.this keeps the plant from growing out of control and blocking the sunlight.if sunlight did not reach the savannah's grasses,they would die.Antelops and other animal that graze on the grasses would disappear.and the carnivores that depend on those grazers for food would disappear too.during the dry season,savannah elephants use their tusks to dig water holes that other animals can use.these water holes may be the only sourcesof water in the area.  ]]> 2017-07-21 00:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153798 12) Reasons for decreasing living space for elephants. 1) People are clearing more land for farming and living space 2) The range of Asian elephants also decrease 3) Being left with small patches of disconnected land sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153843 2017-07-21 00:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179153843 13) Effect of man-made activities on lifestyle of elephants. 1) Roads and railways have cut off many of the old elephant migration routes 2) Routes take herds through new farms and settlements sarahshahira127 https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179154649 2017-07-21 00:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179154649 Examples of conservation effort to protect elephants. shadow_hikari https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179217125 Elephants communicate by grunting,whistling,snorting,bellowing,rumbling,trumpeting,and more.some sounds elephants make are too low for humans to hear.but other elephants may hear these sounds from more than 5 miles away.these sounds help elephants groups communicate for weeks without ever getting close together.elephants also communicate by stomping.these sounds may travel 20 miles or more through the ground.]]> 2017-07-22 05:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahshahira127/7fgb2hi9aesc/wish/179217125