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Elephant Quiz
1. There are about 600,000 wild African elephants. How many wild Asian elephants are there?
2. What is the most serious long- term threat to all wild elephants? disease habitat destruction hunting
3. Elephant families consist mainly of: related males unrelated males and females related females
4. Asian elephants roam in herds of: 30 to 40 70 5 to 10
5. How much vegetation does an adult wild elephant eat in a day? 150 pounds 600 pounds 300 pounds
6. How many muscles does an elephant have in its trunk? 100,000 25,000 12,000
7. How many molars does an elephant have in its mouth? 12 4 8
8. Elephant tusks are modified: canines skull bone incisors
9. How much does a baby Asian elephant weigh at birth? 80 pounds 350 pounds 200 pounds
10. What is the lifespan of an elephant? 60 to 70 yrs. 90 to 100 yrs. 35 to 45 yrs.
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