Fun Facts of the Week 1/19-1/22
January 19, 2016
- Only one mammal can’t jump — the elephant.
- The largest elephant on record was an adult male African elephant. It weighed about 24,000 pounds and was 13 feet tall at the shoulder!
- The average weight for an elephant heart is about 27 to 46 pounds!
- Elephant feet are covered in a soft padding that help uphold their weight, prevent them from slipping, and dull any sound. Therefore elephants can walk almost silently!
- Elephants are social creatures. They sometimes “hug” by wrapping their trunks together in displays of greeting and affection.
