https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg LTED 3513-901 en-us 2019-04-09 18:40:04 UTC 2026-03-04 20:17:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349771638 The elephant heard is led by the oldest and largest female. Known as matriarch.]]> 2019-04-09 02:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349771638 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772070 The heard it usually made up of the matriarch's other daughters and their calves.]]> 2019-04-09 02:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772070 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772293 The younger elephants gravitate toward the matriarch making her easy to identity. ]]> 2019-04-09 02:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772293 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772623 They are born leaders. It is not a gained trait]]> 2019-04-09 02:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772623 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772762 It is possible for a younger elephant to take over from the matriarch ]]> 2019-04-09 02:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349772762 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349773218 This is called over powering]]> 2019-04-09 02:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349773218 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349773503 2019-04-09 02:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/349773503 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350095597 Largest of the 2 African Elephants. 
Conservation Status: Vulnerable but population is increasing
Lifespan: 60-70 years
Males can weight up to 13k lbs and women can weigh up yo 6,600 lbs.]]> 2019-04-09 18:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350095597 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350100976 Most elephants eat 16-18 hrs a day!! 
They eat grass, twigs, fruits, plants but their FAVORITE is tree bark!]]> 2019-04-09 19:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350100976 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350102855 In addition to O'Connell finding, elephants communicate through low frequencies (infra sounds) this allows communication from a distance as well as private!]]> 2019-04-09 19:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350102855 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350104070 ** Fun Fact**
Mother elephants have the best memories because they need to remember their enemies and where they often go for food.]]> 2019-04-09 19:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350104070 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350106294 I tried to find the largest footprint BUT this website gives facts about the difference between male & female]]> 2019-04-09 19:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350106294 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350107097 Mothers as always are very important!! Baby elephants are nearly blind at birth and the mothers provide important relief.]]> 2019-04-09 19:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350107097 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350109718 May be graphic to some. 
Male Elephants (Bulls) fighting]]> 2019-04-09 19:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350109718 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350111825 Mothers bunch the young in between herself and another elephant, whether it be the father or another mother also running to safety.]]> 2019-04-09 19:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350111825 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350113273 Elephants are left like this after someone goes and kills them to remove their tusk to either sale or keep as a trophy.]]> 2019-04-09 19:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350113273 arq285 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350114224 I found that they have interst of other dead elephants, they also very intelligent and when kept in captivity their physical, social and emotional well being is at risk]]> 2019-04-09 19:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/350114224 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351651907 This is called over powering]]> 2019-04-15 13:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351651907 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351655941 Vulnerable ]]> 2019-04-15 14:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351655941 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656231 Caitlin O'Connell Writer and Photographer for "The Elephant Scientist"]]> 2019-04-15 14:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656231 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656264 Loxodonta africana]]> 2019-04-15 14:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656264 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656311 The biggest treats to elephants are:
1. Habitat loss and fragmentation
2. Human-elephant conflict
3. Illegal wildlife trade

]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656311 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656347 2019-04-15 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656347 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656368 2019-04-15 14:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656368 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656402 In 1930's there used to be as many as 10 million wild elephants within Africa. Now that they are being hunted by Poachers their numbers are at a steady decline. Today there are as few as 415,000 elephants left in Africa. ]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656402 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656468 2019-04-15 14:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656468 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656501 2019-04-15 14:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656501 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656523 An elephants tusk never stops growing. Longer tusks show the great age of an elephant. Both male and female elephants grow tusks with the exception of Asian elephants. With them only the males grow tusks. If you were to see a tusk-less elephant you would be looking at a female Asian elephant. ]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656523 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656558 A matriarch is a leader of an elephant family, and is usually the oldest female in that family. Elephant families revolve around females. Males leave at puberty and become socially independent, but females remain within their families for their whole lives. ]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656558 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656592 Scientists nowadays who study African elephants are trying to decipher their language to create the first elephant dictionary. Isn't that just out of this world! Think about it the noises that they make maybe one day we will be able to understand them and actually know what is being said from one elephant to another. ]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656592 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656611 Elephants eat a wide range of plant materials along with grass, leaves, as well as woody parts of trees and shrubs. When available they also eat some flowers and fruits. In the course of a year an elephant can eat up to 50 tons of food. ]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656611 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656666 With the great mind of an elephant they have adapted to protect their skins from the sun. They do so by creating their own sunscreen with mud and sand being thrown onto their skin after they have had a river or swam bath. Isn't that AMAZING!?!]]> 2019-04-15 14:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656666 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656698 2019-04-15 14:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656698 kattlinz66 https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656750 2019-04-15 14:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/arq285/gt3qzy0nmgbg/wish/351656750