Elephants, big animals sometimes make us feel scary because of his body. But experts say that elephants are actually soft animals. Hmmm, so curious, let alone yes, facts about elephants?
Smart
In addition to soft, the elephant also includes a smart animal, you know. Elephants can hear and detect the calls of their friends even though miles away. Elephants also have a strong memory. This animal can remember the location of the place he had passed and lived. In fact, some researchers have proved that elephants can recognize the skeleton of his dead friend.
Kinship
These herbivorous animals prefer to live in groups, one of the reasons is to protect themselves from predatory attacks. As a group, they can work hand in hand to protect their children from predatory attacks. They also love to hold family gatherings, you know. This activity is called the fission-fussion group structure, meaning that several family groups will meet regularly to socialize with each other.
Great nose
The long elephant's trunk was great, you know. First, the odor of the trunk is very sharp, it can even smell the presence of water up to 12 miles away. In addition to breathing, the trunk is also very useful for drinking and lifting weights up to 200 pounds.
Fear of small animals
As one of the largest animals, elephants are rarely afraid of similar predators such as bears, tigers or wolves. Instead, they are very afraid of small animals such as bees and ants. According to experts, elephants are afraid of the same ants because these little animals can get inside their trunk. Elephants also avoid bees because their humming noise is too noisy for sensitive elephant ears.
