Here are some interesting facts about our wonderful elephants:
🐘 Elephants are the world's largest land mammal
🐘 African elephants have bigger ears than Asian elephants
🐘 Elephants can use their trunks for drinking, eating peanuts, and snorkelling while swimming!
🐘 Elephants' tusks are actually teeth which they can use for feeding or fighting
🐘 Elephants have very thick and wrinkly skin which they keep clean by taking regular dust and mud baths
🐘 Elephants need around 150kg of food a day, which means they spend most of their time eating
🐘 Elephants can communicate using vibrations through the ground, as well as louder trumpet calls
🐘 Baby elephant calves can walk within an hour of being born which helps to keep them safe
🐘 Elephants have very large brains meaning that they have an excellent memory!
🐘 Many African elephants are sadly being killed for their ivory tusks, and Asian elephants are in decline due to habitat loss
How can I help?
You can adopt an elephant with the WWF
You can read up about elephants and how to help protect them
Tweet #worldelephantday to help spread the word
Sign the World Elephant Day pledge to show your support
If you want to see real elephants in the wild, look for eco-friendly tour operators
