I finished my first animal! ELEPHANTS! My favorite!
Here are the links to the book reviews that make up ELEPHANTS:
Light Between Oceans (The)
Exhale
Since there are nine letters in ELEPHANTS I will post nine pictures and facts.
1.
Elephants are social creatures.They hug wrapping their trunks together in displays of greeting and affection.
2.
A baby elephant often sucks on their trunk for comfort.
3.
The elephant trunk, a specialized nose, is analogous to an octopus tentacle in terms of dexterity.
4.
Elephants are some of the most intelligent animals on Earth. Their brains weigh 5kg, much more than the brain of any other land animal. Their brains have more complex folds than all animals except whales, which is thought to be a major factor in their intellect. They commonly show grief, humor, compassion, cooperation, self-awareness, tool-use, playfulness, and excellent learning abilities.
5.
When baby elephants are upset they throw themselves face first in the mud.
6.
Baby elephant Zhuangzhuang cried inconsolably for 5 hours after his mother rejected him and tried to stomp him to death after giving birth to him on Aug. 30th. Zoo keepers at the wild life animal reserve in China first thought it was an accident. They treated the little calf’s injuries and reunited him with his mother, only to see her try and stamp on him again. So they had to separate the two permanently. Tears streamed down his trunk for 5 hours.
7.
Like children, elephants must be disciplined by the members of their collectivity to turn into responsible members of the elephant society. But male elephants that were orphans turned into adult delinquents in a reserve in South Africa, as they had never been kept under control by mature elephants.
8.
The trunk contains an estimated 100,000 muscles and tendons in the trunk, giving it extreme flexibility and strength.
9.
Elephants are afraid of bees.
Sources of facts:
http://listverse.com/2012/03/05/top-10-facts-about-elephants/
http://factsquest.blogspot.com/2013/01/elephant.html
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