My shiny canvas by McKenzie Broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2017-06-12 21:31:53 UTC 2025-10-01 12:23:33 UTC hello@padlet.com mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176163124 2017-06-12 21:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176163124 Natural selection: Males have tusks while females do not. African elephants have very wrinkly skin so when they take mud baths the mud gets stuck in the wrinkles and helps them cool down. Also their ears help them cool down too. mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176163174 2017-06-12 21:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176163174 Mutations in elephants can cause them to be born without tusks. which is detrimental to their health because they are used for digging, offense, lifting objects, and gathering food mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164118 2017-06-12 21:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164118 Migration of elephants: Both Asian and African elephants migrate annually. The distance they travel depends on the weather. Some travel over 60 miles mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164345 2017-06-12 21:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164345 The two currently divergent species are the African forest elephant and African savanna elephant mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164601 The mammoth and modern elephants have a common ancestor that split into separate species about 6 million years ago. ]]> 2017-06-12 21:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176164601 sexual selection: females tend to go for males with bigger tusks mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176165416 2017-06-12 22:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176165416 Genetic drift: mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176165546 2017-06-12 22:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176165546 Homologous structures: elephants use its tusk for a number of tasks such as digging, peeling bark from trees, and fighting. mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176319170 2017-06-13 21:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176319170 Vestigial organs: elephants have pretty poor eye sight, they can only see 10 meters ahead of them. They have excellent hearing, their large ears act as amplifiers and warn of possible dangers. They have a very high sense of smell. They can detect smells from up to several kilometers away. Elephants love to eat so much that they spend 20 hours per day snacking. Their hearts beat 28 beats per minute. mckenzie_broers https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176319865 2017-06-13 21:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenzie_broers/r2db6cd3juv4/wish/176319865