facts about  Elephants that will burst your mind

1. Elephants do not lie down and sleep only while standing.

2. The puberty age in elephants usually comes at the age of 13 and 14 years.

3. An elephant can smell the smell of water 4.5 kilometers away.

4. Elephants sleep very little during the day. Just 4 hours at most.

5. Elephant is the only animal that cannot jump and has four knees.

6. The thunder of every elephant also varies like the sound of us humans.

7. If an elephant is hurt, another elephant helps him.

8. If an elephant of a herd dies, the whole herd thunders strangely and celebrates hobbies.

9. Elephants prefer to be clean and bathed every day.

10. Elephants can also pick up a small coin dropped on fur with their trunk. Elephants can also do artistry by holding the brush with their trunk.

11. Different fossils found in the world so far have shown that about 170 species of elephants were developed 50 million years ago. These fossils have been found in all continents except Australasia and Antarctica.

12. A female elephant gives birth to a baby every 4 years. Its gestation period is on average 22 months. In 1 percent cases, twin children are born. The newly born elephant is about 83 cm in length and weighs up to 112 kg.

13. African female elephants have a gestation period of 22 months.

14. Despite having such a big ear, the hearing ability of the elephant is reduced.

15. African elephants have larger ears than Indian elephants.

16. You must have always seen that the elephant keeps on shaking its ears all day, have you ever wondered why? Actually, the elephant releases its giant body heat through the ears. This is done by the ear cells of the elephant. This is the reason that the ears of African elephants are very large because there is more heat there.

17. A young Afrikan elephant weighs about 6,160 kg and Indian elephants up to 5000 kg.

18. The lifespan of elephants, like us humans, is up to 70 years on average.

19. Elephants usually walk at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour.

20. Elephants can swim in water for a long time.

21. Elephants spend 16 hours a day eating only.

22. Elephants eat up to 120 kg of food in a day.

23. Female elephants live in very large herds headed by an old female elephant.

24. Male elephants leave the herd between 12 and 15 years of age.

25. Elephants have the largest brain among animals.

26. An elephant baby often kisses its trunk for comfort.

27. Elephants are right-handed and left-handed like humans.

28. The skin of an elephant is about an inch thick.

29. Elephant's trunk is attached to the upper lip and nose.

30. Elephant teeth continue to grow during their lifetimes.