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Structure to Function
Living Arrangements
Diet
Human Interaction
Pot Luck
100
Helps support large body mass Spongy Absorbs impact while walking
elephants feet
100
2 one "Bachelor" one "Female and Offspring"
herds
100
only eats vegetation
an omnivore
100
Poachers want this from elephants
ivory from their tusks
100
Sometimes used as a snorkel
the trunk
200
Can lower body temperature by 15 degrees Very large
elephant ears
200
How many Elephants in one family?
Anywhere from 10-15
200
Elephant will tear down trees to eat them
fruit
200
Elephant killer Concerned about crop growh
a farmer
200
Dugongs, Manatees, and aardvarks
the elephants closest relatives
300
Equivelant to our incisors Used for defense and digging
elephant tusks
300
Cares for young not typically her own within the herd
an allomother
300
the amount of water an elephant consumes daily
30-50 gallons
300
is a scientific discovery to keep elephants away from certain areas
Pepper Spray Bombs
300
65-70 years
life span of an elephant
400
Contains 40,000 - 150,000 muscles Used to comfort young
The trunk
400
The oldes female Most knowledgeable
the Matriarch elephant
400
Appendage that makes it easy for any elephant to find fruits and vegetation
the trunk of the elephant
400
400 in 2007
number of killed elephants
400
13
the age of maturity for an elephant
500
Weighs up to 100 pounds Resembles that of a bird
the skull of an elephant
500
3 weeks
the amount of time a male stays with the herd after mating
500
100-1000 pounds
the amount of vegetation an elephant consumes daily
500
What is the number of African Elephants left in Central Africa
300,000
500
Furthest distance from an elephant where you can still hear its calls
5 miles