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elephants in Thailand (social life (RETIREMENT (AGE, PENSION, where they…
elephants in Thailand
social life
CHILDHOOD
a baby weighs about 100 kg. Elephant calves are cared for by their mothers, and also by other females in the herd (called “aunties”). Calves stay with their mothers until they are about 5 years old.
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statistics
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FOOD up to 150 kg. a day they may spend up to 19 hours a day feeding
WATER about 200 litres a day during the summer
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SIZE Indian elephants reach a shoulder height of between 2 and 3.5 m and weigh between 2,000 and 5,000 kg.
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They are exceedingly loving, loyal and affectionate.
Researchers at an elephant park in Thailand studied 26 elephants in six groups to determine that elephants comfort other elephants during suffering. They saw the elephants make chirping noises and reassure the unhappy ones with a kind “hug.” Previously, this behavior was only seen in apes, wolves and some kinds of birds.
Certain anecdotes suggest their compassion extends to other creatures, as well. An elephant in India trained to lower heavy wooden posts into pre-made holes once refused to place one of them until a sleeping dog was shooed from the bottom of the hole.
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Elephants also show empathy. One time, researchers saw an elephant whose trunk was badly injured. Elephants need their trunk in helping them eat. An elephant plucked up some food and placed it into the injured elephant’s mouth.