LARGEST LAND MAMMAL

ELEPHANTS

 

Elephant is the immense land mammal that still  exist till this day with strong relation to human. A huge bull of the African elephant may weight 6 tons with height exceeding 13 feet  as it indicated by a specimen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.. However female elephant has the height of eight feet which is much smaller than the male elephant. Despite their bulk body elephants can completely move and make no noise. Elephants normally walk in the rate of 4 miles per hour and the speed up to 25 miles per hour for a short distance. Female elephants have the privilege to lead the herd. Elephant trunk is the most conspicuous part in the body that has no bones despite it strength and multi-function. The elephant trunk is  long flexible, muscular and sensitive tube that aid the elephant to find food, pick up objects and give themselves water baths. Elephant trunk could  lift 770 pounds, snorkel underwater and has a great sensibility that is four times greater than a bloodhound’s. Moreover elephants have large ears that could detect sound as low as 14 Hz (Human lowest range 20 Hz) but they have small eyes with a poor vision.

           It is astonishingly amazing how the largest animal walking on earth bears beautiful personalities and has no danger to human. Elephants appears to be extremely intelligent and emotional. Therefore Elephants use many different sound level to communicate with the herd and they could use level that is below human range of hearing. Their emotion is obvious they express their happiness and joy when they around their loved ones and when the have their newborn baby is the most exciting moment for elephants. Elephants reunion is very emotional occasion as well, they show their respect and welcoming there formerly absent family member with celebration.However that is the happiness side but elephants also have heartbreaking moment where they get very sad. There are moment where they cry because of sheer frustration such as  if a member of their herd is incurably ill or if there is a natural or human disasters. Elephants have another side of emotion which is caring. For example if they see a wounded members of the herd they rescue them and they also rescue human from any danger of other elephant or natural disaster.Moreover elephant remember and mourn their beloved even after long time of their death.

          Lets always bear in mind  the elephant and it is great influence on human. Human in many societies  use elephant to initiate and thrive the power to reach achievement in life. Elephants persist as symbol of power, loyalty eternity, respect, patience and stability even in places where it had become extinct. Elephants in many cultures stand for a religion symbol of deities to show wisdom and strength. Elephant has been a great tool to help human in their daily needs such as lifting heavy logs and other object where there is no access for machinery to do it. Moreover if elephants is seeing  in your dream, it means that you will be able to deal with any obstacles face in life.