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Did
you know that an African
Elephant (Loxodonta africana) can live 80 years or
more in captivity?
Did you know that an African
Elephant (Loxodonta africana) can live 80 years or more
in captivity? Like most other Captive
Animals, African Elephants live
longer in captivity then Wild
Elephants. This is primarily due to the fact that Captive
Wildlife is guaranteed a high quality diet and Veterinarian
Care. I love elephants, especially Baby
Elephants! An African
Elephant Gestation Period is incredibly long, lasting
around 22 months. In most cases only one Baby
Elephant is born at a time and in some rare cases twins.
This is more or less the case with the Indian
Elephant (Elephas maximus) as well, with twins only rarely
being born. The best way to distinguish an African Elephant from
an Indian or Asian Elephant is
by looking at their ears. If you look at Pictures
Of Elephants you will easily notice that the African Elephant
has considerably larger ears then that of the Indian. In both
species the ears are a main part of an elephants cooling system. Elephant
Ears are highly vascular, allowing their blood to circulate
near their skin as their ears flap in the breeze. This cooling
system is assisted even further when the Elephants
Ears are wet. As the water on the surface of the ear evaporates
on top of the blood engorged veins it significantly cools the
animal down. As you can tell by looking at our numerous web cams,
the Tigerhomes Animal Sanctuary does not house elephants, as
they require extremely specialized care and habitats as well
as husbandry skills outside our area of expertise. David and
I both hope you take the time to visit the Sanctuary residents
that we do have on web cam. We further hope that these Animal
Ambassadors instill an interest and awareness in you on
the importance of Wildlife
Conservation as well as Habitat
Conservation. REMEMBER, THE TIGERHOMES WEB SITE
SPECIALIZES IN AMAZING EXOTIC ANIMAL WEB CAMS!
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