21. First, they have a plethora of plants and vegetation that elephants must have in order to survive, as these animals need variety in their diet. 22. Many Asian elephants have a natural resistance to the virus. 23. Older elephants have larger tusks of ivory, the principal target of poachers. 24. Older elephants have larger tusks of ivory, the principal target of poachers, and most family groups are led by aged females. 25. On Monday, an elephant had his leg trapped in beams used to build an elevated train in the capital but was freed after an hour. 26. Only Asian male elephants have tusks. 27. The elephant had several injuries on her back, he added. 28. The tiniest elephants had a special dish to themselves. 29. The seven elephants have conditions ranging from broken and deformed bones to open wounds and blindness. 30. To Gowdy, this display of the awareness of the death suggested that elephants had a broader consciousness of life and some of its abstractions. |