I haven’t done a “Random …” post in ages, so for today I’m doing three
Random elephant did you knows.
An elephant’s trunk, which is a fusion of their nose and upper lip, contains over 100,000 different muscles. African Elephants also have two finger like features on the end of their trunk that they can use to grab small items with. Indian Elephants on the other hand only has one of those “fingers”. An elephant can lift up to 350kg with their trunks.
Elephants have circular feet with soft tissues or “cushion pads” beneath the manus and pes. This helps to distribute the weight of the animal. They appear to have an extra “toe” similar in placement to a giant panda’s extra “thumb”, that also helps with weight distribution. Five toenails can be found on both the front and hind feet.
Elephants have their mammary glands situated between their front legs similar to humans and primates and strangely enough, they do look like breasts.
The pictures were all taken in the Addo Elephant National Park