National Elephant Day!

Sorry that this post is like a week late, but I thought I would still get it up for you all! Elephants are one of my favourite animals in the world, I think they are so graceful and are amazing to see up close.  I am going to share some facts about elephants in this post, just to show how much I love these animals. A quick disclaimer: the image in this blog post is not my own.

• Elephants are the biggest animals on land. 
• They can eat up to 50 tonnes of food every year.
• There are two species of elephants (African and Asian).
• All African elephants have tusks. 
• Only mainly male Asian elephants have tusks. 
• African elephants weigh more than Asian elephants.
• Asian elephants eat over 100 different types of plants.
• The average male African elephants weigh up to 6000kg. 
• Male Asian elephants on average weigh 4000kg. 
• The African Forest elephant is the smallest type of elephant, only weighing up to 2000kg. 
• An average baby elephant weighs 100kg.
• Baby elephants are called calves. 
• African elephant pregnancies last for 22 months, while Asian elephants are between 18-22 months. 
• Just as we can be right-handed or left-handed, elephants have a more dominant tusk.  
• African elephants lifespan is about 70 years, Asian elephants lifespan is just 48 years.

This are some amazing facts, hope you all enjoyed them too!

xx