Some interesting facts about elephants…

Did you know about Elephants…

• By flapping it’s ears, an elephant can lower its body temperature by 3ºC
• A baby elephant has nearly perfectly Africa-shaped ears
• As elephants mature, their ears get nicked and torn, giving them very distinctive identifying characteristics
• If an elephant charges with ears flapping, it may only be a mock charge, but if the ears are folded back against the head, the charge is for real!

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