- Elephants can perceive sound frequencies inaudible to humans. Some times they communicate each other through infrasonic waves. Large ears help them to receive a wide range of frequencies.
- Elephants always fan their ears; this action cools their body. Elephants have few sweat glands, so the fanning of the ears regulates the body temperature.
- Elephants travel a long distance in search of food
- Elephants trunkful water almost weighs 10L. He uses the trunk as a hose and pour this into the mouth.
- Bull elephants without tusks are called 'makhans'
- Most of theelephants have 18 nails, some of them have 20
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