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Answer from Rainbow rose[newbie]
The elephant is the largest mammal on our planet! The largest elephant ever to live on Earth was recorded in Angola in 1956. This male weighed approximately 12,000 kg (26,400 lb) and stood 4.2 m (13.8 ft) tall, a meter (3.4 ft) taller than the average African elephant. The smallest elephants, the size of a cow or a large pig, lived in the prehistoric period on the island of Crete. Elephants are the royal symbol of Asian culture and are known for their excellent memory and high intelligence, and are even equated with whales and hominids (belonging to the family of great apes). Aristotle once said that the elephant is “an animal that surpasses all others in wit and intelligence.” Recent discoveries have shown that elephants can communicate over long distances by producing a deep rumble that travels across the ground faster than sound through the air. Other elephants receive messages through the sensitive skin on the soles of their feet and trunks. It is believed that this is how groups call each other for help.
It has long been known that the tusks of dead elephants are not found in African savannas and jungles. There was even a legend that elephants go to die in mysterious and inaccessible elephant cemeteries. In the 20th century, hunter John Hunter managed to establish where the tusks were disappearing to. He found out that African porcupines eat them, thus trying to satisfy their mineral hunger, since during the rainy season heavy rains wash away minerals from the soil. Typically, predators do not attack elephants, although lions can attack their babies and sometimes adult animals. Yet in some areas, lions regularly hunt elephants.
Interesting thing:
Elephants can reach 2.7 m (9 ft) in height and weigh between 3 and 5 tons (3,200-4,500 kg or 7,000-12,000 lb.) Female elephants can be up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in height and weigh 2. 3-4.5 tons (2300-4500 kg or 5000-10000 lb.) Newborn elephant calves are born about 0.9 m (3 ft) tall and weigh 90 kg (200 lb).
Despite its enormous size, the elephant has a unique sense of balance and an extremely keen sense of touch.
The elephant has the largest ears of any living creature on Earth.
Their skin is quite thick - 2.5 cm (1").
An elephant's brain weighs approximately 5 kg or 11 pounds (which is 4 times heavier than a human brain).
The elephant swims very well, even at depth.
Elephants usually move at a speed of 2-6 km/h, but at a short time can reach speeds of up to 35-40 km/h.
Elephants sleep standing up, gathered together in a dense group; only the cubs lie on their sides on the ground.
Pulse - about 28 beats per minute!
Photos of elephants:

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Hello! Here is a selection of topics with answers to your question: can elephants swim?

Answer from LORA[guru]
Yes, sure!


Answer from SERIES LOVER[guru]
The elephant not only swims well, but can also dive under water


Answer from DDD[guru]
Yes, they can, and at a very decent speed.


Answer from Karboffos[guru]
They know how. They jump into the river and dry land immediately appears.


Answer from Sasha Ptitkin[guru]
Elephants, like most animals, can swim, and those who can’t swim dive!


Answer from Mujer-Aguila[expert]
They can do it very well and over very long distances...


Answer from *Julia*[guru]
I think they can!!!


Answer from V. Makarova[guru]
They can do it and not badly!


Answer from User deleted[guru]
elephants can swim.


Answer from Lady[guru]
Yes


Answer from Alexey Kuznetsov[guru]
They showed something on TV - an elephant was eager to go to a party with his girlfriend on neighboring island several kilometers away. The elephant rushes along like a tugboat, and the driver calmly cools on his neck.

If you ask an adult or child whether an elephant likes water, the answer will be “Of course, yes!” After all, the picture with a huge elephant, which, while bathing in the river, releases a real fountain of water from its trunk, is firmly imprinted in everyone’s memory. Can they swim?

Elephants are vegetarians. In one day, under natural conditions, they eat approximately 250 kg of grass and leaves and drink about 200 liters of water. In search of pastures and watering places, these animals often cover impressive distances, which means they must somehow overcome the rivers encountered along their migration route.

The question “Can elephants swim?” simple enough. All representatives of the elephant family, like the vast majority of mammals, are excellent swimmers, although they sometimes do it with reluctance. In their habitats, shallow bodies of water are most often found, which are easier to wade. Elephants are not afraid to plunge headlong into water, and if the river is deep enough, they can walk along the bottom, breathing with the help of a trunk exposed to the surface like a periscope. In India, there was a case where a herd of elephants crossed the Ganges delta, for which they had to swim continuously for six hours. And once, during a flood, elephants swam for more than a day and covered a distance of more than 30 km.


Elephants can even swim in the ocean, swimming marathon distances. On Andaman Islands located in Indian Ocean between Myanmar and India they were used for heavy work. Since it was impossible to transport elephants from one island to another, they were taught to swim and even dive. They sailed between the islands under the supervision of drivers, covering distances of several miles. Today there is no need to use these floating giants; they have been replaced by modern boats and cranes. Brazilian photographer Daniel Botelho shot a unique underwater video in the Andamans that has spread all over the Internet, in which the old elephant Rajan confidently swims.

For those who still doubt whether elephants swim in natural conditions, we can cite the repeatedly recorded fact of elephants crossing the strait between the African continent and the island of Zanzibar. This is excellent proof that even ocean waves are not afraid of stunning animals.

Of all the mammals that currently live on land, elephants are the largest. They have the ability to travel significant distances by land and water, to live in social order tenderly caring for their cubs, experiencing a variety of emotions and even listening to music. Perhaps the only thing elephants cannot do is jump.


Photos of Rajan the elephant swimming in ocean depths, went around the entire Internet. They were accompanied by catchy headlines such as “The Only Elephant Swimming”, “The Last Elephant Swimming”, subtly instilling in readers the idea that the elephant swimmer was an exceptional phenomenon. In fact, it is a matter of time for an elephant to swim from Africa to Alaska.
It has long been known that elephants can swim. They are not afraid to plunge headlong into the water; they can swim or walk along the bottom, breathing with the help of a trunk sticking out above the water like a periscope. Not long ago, a case was observed in India when a herd of elephants swam across the Ganges delta for six hours. During floods, which are quite common in India, elephants sometimes have to swim for days on end, covering tens of kilometers. But it’s one thing to sail along a river or flooded area and quite another to plow the seas. However, elephants are capable of this too. Residents of the Andaman Islands taught the gray giants to swim from one island to another so as not to have to worry about transporting them. Under the supervision of mahouts, the elephants swam, covering distances of several miles. It happened that they conquered the ocean out of their own need. For example, crossing the strait between Africa and the island of Zanzibar is a repeatedly recorded fact.
And yet, an elephant swimming in the ocean, not just from one island to another, but plowing, so to speak, open spaces, is a phenomenon that does not fit well in the head of a modern person.
is he in the open ocean?! - Do not you say!
This is exactly what the South African farmer Hag Balance, who lived in the province of Natal near Margat, thought in 1920. His house stood on the ocean, and one November morning he noticed that something strange was happening half a kilometer from the shore. It looked like there was a battle of giants going on in the water. The farmer ran into the house to get binoculars and, with his help, saw two fighting killer whales and some other animal, whose members kept appearing above the water. He was not the only one who noticed the seething near the shore. Soon a whole crowd of observers gathered on the beach. At some point, the farmer recognized the third animal and exclaimed in amazement: “It’s an elephant! I see an elephant! They laughed at him, however, everyone who looked through binoculars was forced to agree with the obvious: “Well, yes, an elephant...”
The battle in the water lasted quite a long time. Then the killer whales swam away, and the carcass of the third participant in the battle continued to sway lifelessly on the waves. At night, what was left of the elephant washed up on the shore - parts of the wounded body and tusks. For several days, these remains rotted on the beach, poisoning the area with a stench. In the end, local residents They drove a herd of bulls and dragged the carcass back into the water. The next day she was carried away somewhere by the low tide. The local newspaper reported on this strange incident.
The article was reprinted by the London Daily Mail, but an elephant specialist from the Regent Zoo responsibly stated in the comment below that everything said was nonsense; the elephant could not swim in the ocean. In response, the editor received many letters from readers who talked about how they personally observed elephants swimming along the mouths of large rivers.
An emigrant from New Zealand told an ancient fact, widely known in those places: in late XIX century, an elephant skeleton, fairly battered by the waves, but quite recognizable, washed up on the shore in Queensland (Australia).
However, it turned out to be psychologically difficult to believe that land heavyweights could swim for a long time at a depth exceeding their own height. However, the facts kept coming.
In 1930, a miracle happened on Glacier Island in Alaska - an elephant carcass was caught there, and the elephant, going on this last voyage, was clearly not old.
In 1944, an elephant also washed up on the shores of the Kintyre Peninsula, in western Scotland between the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel (though without a head, but this did not stop it from being identified). One can imagine how surprised the local residents were when they discovered the remains.
In 1955, elephants (or rather, what was left of them) were discovered off the coast of New Zealand (near Wellington), as well as on the coast of Japan.
In March 1971, an elephant's body floated to England, namely to Cornwall. A few months later, English fishermen, barely leaving the port of Grimsby in the North Sea, lifted nets with a very strange catch on board the trawler Ampoule: in addition to herring and cod, the carcass of a young African elephant was entangled in the nets...
How could these land giants end up so far from their homes? Nobody knew the answer, but the fact itself was firmly established. Zoologists put forward different versions: maybe the elephants died near the ocean, and their carcasses were simply carried away by the tide? But then the sea salt should have eaten away their skins long ago, at least long before the current dragged them from south to north.
However, all the elephant carcasses, with the exception of one, were simply surprisingly well preserved. This means that elephants remained alive at sea for quite a long time. Were they just floating in the ocean? Zoologists didn’t want to hear about this.
But time passed, facts accumulated. In 1976, a Cornish newspaper published strange photos, sent by one of the readers. In the letter attached to them, the woman said that the photo showed a “sea serpent” taken in the town of Trefusis Point in the local river. At first glance, it became clear that this was not a snake at all, but an elephant with its head and part of its body out of the water. However, it turned out to be easier for people to believe in the “sea serpent”. Fortunately, we remembered the story from five years ago and put two facts together. By the way, the reader herself, who sent the pictures, was sure that at the time of shooting the “snake” was alive.
Literally three years later, in July 1979, it was possible to establish for sure that elephants actually swim long distances. Confirmation of this was published in the next issue of New Scientist. In the photograph taken by Admiral Kadirgam thirty kilometers off the coast of Sri Lanka, an elephant of a local breed is seen swimming in the ocean, and its body is clearly visible in the photograph. Under the pressure of facts, skeptical zoologists were forced to admit: yes, elephants can swim on the seas and oceans.
True, for ordinary people this fact remained out of the ordinary. In 1982, Scottish fishermen from the city of Aberdeen again netted an elephant carcass in the North Sea. Zoologists were no longer surprised. The same cannot be said about Aberdeen fishermen.

Briefly about elephants

In fact, this huge animal has a good-natured character. If you do not handle it roughly, it will not harm a person. On average, an adult reaches about five tons. The heart of this animal weighs on average 20-30 kilograms. The average lifespan of an animal is 70 years. At 50 years old, female elephants stop giving birth. Unfortunately, due to poaching, these animals die before reaching old age. Elephants live in herds, in which the adult female takes on the role of leader. Usually in this family everyone is related to each other, and if one member of the group dies, the rest suffer greatly from the loss of a loved one. The interesting thing is that these good-natured people know how to rejoice and even laugh. When they meet, they gently hug with their trunks.

Elephant and sea

A little more about water

It is also known that elephants do not just swim, sometimes diving to the bottom, they are able to overcome long distances from shore to shore. Some watched this animal swim for several kilometers, after which it continued its journey on land. In addition, they can dive deep, using their long nose as a snorkel. Also on the resort islands, a bathing elephant is an attraction for children who are not averse to keeping this animal company. Seeing such a spectacle, the question of whether elephants can swim will probably disappear. It can also be noted that they love water very much and can feel the moisture from another eight kilometers away.

Let's dispel the rumors

Since elephants are the oldest animals, over many centuries different ideas have developed about them, especially among those peoples who have never “communicated” with these animals. By exploring the character and habits of the good “hulks,” you can learn and dispel five more facts and five myths about elephants. Let's start by discussing the main myths about these animals and finding out how true they are.


What the facts say

It will also be interesting to learn a few facts about these good-natured land creatures.

  1. Elephants have excellent hearing, in addition to which they have sensitive feet. They use them to detect tremors in the ground. With their feet they can determine where the sound came from.
  2. The closest relative of the elephant is the small animal gray hyrax. The structure of their skulls and legs are very similar.
  3. Elephants do not lose their tusks; they sit deep in the skull. To get this bone, poachers kill animals. Another 70% of the earth's population is not aware of this terrible fact.
  4. These animals have thick skin, about 2.5 cm, but at the same time it is so sensitive that the elephant feels even when a fly lands on it. In addition, the skin can get burned, which is why the animal takes cover in the shade and throws sand on its head.
  5. If a mouse gets into the trunk of an animal, it can “shoot” it.

If you ask an adult or child whether an elephant likes water, the answer will be “Of course, yes!” After all, the picture of a huge elephant, bathing in a river, releasing a real fountain of water from its trunk is firmly imprinted in everyone’s memory. Can they swim?

Elephants are vegetarians. In one day, under natural conditions, they eat approximately 250 kg of grass and leaves and drink about 200 liters of water. In search of pastures and watering places, these animals often cover impressive distances, which means they must somehow overcome the rivers encountered along their migration route.

The question “Can elephants swim?” simple enough. All representatives of the elephant family, like the vast majority of mammals, are excellent swimmers, although they sometimes do it with reluctance. In their habitats, shallow bodies of water are most often found, which are easier to wade. Elephants are not afraid to plunge headlong into water, and if the river is deep enough, they can walk along the bottom, breathing with the help of a trunk exposed to the surface like a periscope. In India, there was a case where a herd of elephants crossed the Ganges delta, for which they had to swim continuously for six hours. And once, during a flood, elephants swam for more than a day and covered a distance of more than 30 km.

Elephants can even swim in the ocean, swimming marathon distances. On the Andaman Islands, located in the Indian Ocean between Myanmar and India, they were used for heavy work. Since it was impossible to transport elephants from one island to another, they were taught to swim and even dive. They sailed between the islands under the supervision of drivers, covering distances of several miles. Today there is no need to use these floating giants; they have been replaced by modern boats and cranes. Brazilian photographer Daniel Botelho shot a unique underwater video in the Andamans, which has spread all over the Internet, in which the old elephant Rajan confidently swims.

For those who still doubt whether elephants swim in natural conditions, we can cite the repeatedly recorded fact of elephants crossing the strait between the African continent and the island of Zanzibar. This is excellent proof that even ocean waves are not afraid of stunning animals.

Of all the mammals that currently live on land, elephants are the largest. They have the ability to travel significant distances by land and water, live in a social structure, tenderly caring for their young, experience a variety of emotions and even listen to music. Perhaps the only thing elephants cannot do is jump.

can elephants swim? and got the best answer

Answer from Rainbow rose[newbie]
The elephant is the largest mammal on our planet! The largest elephant ever to live on Earth was recorded in Angola in 1956. This male weighed approximately 12,000 kg (26,400 lb) and stood 4.2 m (13.8 ft) tall, a meter (3.4 ft) taller than the average African elephant. The smallest elephants, the size of a cow or a large pig, lived in the prehistoric period on the island of Crete. Elephants are the royal symbol of Asian culture and are known for their excellent memory and high intelligence, and are even equated with whales and hominids (belonging to the family of great apes). Aristotle once said that the elephant is “an animal that surpasses all others in wit and intelligence.” Recent discoveries have shown that elephants can communicate over long distances by producing a deep rumble that travels across the ground faster than sound through the air. Other elephants receive messages through the sensitive skin on the soles of their feet and trunks. It is believed that this is how groups call each other for help.
It has long been known that the tusks of dead elephants are not found in African savannas and jungles. There was even a legend that elephants go to die in mysterious and inaccessible elephant cemeteries. In the 20th century, hunter John Hunter managed to establish where the tusks were disappearing to. He found out that African porcupines eat them, thus trying to satisfy their mineral hunger, since during the rainy season heavy rains wash away minerals from the soil. Typically, predators do not attack elephants, although lions can attack their babies and sometimes adult animals. Yet in some areas, lions regularly hunt elephants.
Interesting thing:
Elephants can reach 2.7 m (9 ft) in height and weigh between 3 and 5 tons (3,200-4,500 kg or 7,000-12,000 lb.) Female elephants can be up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in height and weigh 2. 3-4.5 tons (2300-4500 kg or 5000-10000 lb.) Newborn elephant calves are born about 0.9 m (3 ft) tall and weigh 90 kg (200 lb).
Despite its enormous size, the elephant has a unique sense of balance and an extremely keen sense of touch.
The elephant has the largest ears of any living creature on Earth.
Their skin is quite thick - 2.5 cm (1").
An elephant's brain weighs approximately 5 kg or 11 pounds (which is 4 times heavier than a human brain).
The elephant swims very well, even at depth.
Elephants usually move at a speed of 2-6 km/h, but for a short time they can reach speeds of up to 35-40 km/h.
Elephants sleep standing up, gathered together in a dense group; only the cubs lie on their sides on the ground.
Pulse - about 28 beats per minute!
Photos of elephants:

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Hello! Here is a selection of topics with answers to your question: can elephants swim?

Answer from LORA[guru]
Yes, sure!


Answer from SERIES LOVER[guru]
The elephant not only swims well, but can also dive under water


Answer from DDD[guru]
Yes, they can, and at a very decent speed.


Answer from Karboffos[guru]
They know how. They jump into the river and dry land immediately appears.


Answer from Sasha Ptitkin[guru]
Elephants, like most animals, can swim, and those who can’t swim dive!


Answer from Mujer-Aguila[expert]
They can do it very well and over very long distances...


Answer from *Julia*[guru]
I think they can!!!


Answer from V. Makarova[guru]
They can do it and not badly!


Answer from User deleted[guru]
elephants can swim.


Answer from Lady[guru]
Yes


Answer from Alexey Kuznetsov[guru]
It was shown on TV that an elephant wanted to go on a party with his girlfriend on a neighboring island several kilometers away. The elephant rushes along like a tugboat, and the driver calmly cools on his neck.

 

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