Every year August 12 is celebrated World Elephant Day is an occasion to appreciate the wide range of community efforts to protect elephants. Here are some fun facts about Elephants.
1. The African Savanna (Bush) elephant is the world's largest land animal – with adult males, or bull elephants, standing up to 3m high and weighing up to 6,000kg on average.
2. Elephants have exceptional memory. They remember their family members, even after many years of separation.
3. Elephant tusks are actually elongated incisors, used for digging, fighting, and lifting
4. Elephants' large ears help them radiate excess heat and hear distant sounds.
5. Elephant calves are able to stand within 20 minutes of being born and can walk within 1 hour. After two days, they can keep up with the herd