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Elephants are plant-eaters. Because they are such big animals, they need to eat large amounts of leaves, grass and tree bark. They spend as much as twenty hours a day eating! A full-grown African elephant can weigh more than 10,000 pounds!
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Elephants are both grazers and browsers. The amount of food consumed depends on whether the elephant in question is the relatively small Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), which eats about 330 pounds (~150 kg) of food a day, or the larger A...
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Elephants eat: plants, tree bark,fruit, grass, leaves and peanuts. They are vegetarians and they spend 20 hours of their day eating!
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Elephants are herbivores (plant eaters), but they cannot digest cellulose, the substance that makes up much plant matter. They spend about three-quarters of their time, day and night, selecting, picking, preparing and eating food. An adult ...
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"Whether sad, angry, distressed, eager, or playful, elephants are this in a big way ... Elephants typically reach ... Elephants are sensitive fellow animals where if a baby complains, the entire family will rumble and go over to touch and caress it.
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Notes and images of African elephants, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. ... Home > Mammals > African Elephant ... Elephants are herbivores, which means they eat only plants. They usually consume 200 to 300 kg (440 to 660 lb.) of plant matter and 160 litres (42 gal.) of water in a day.
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Elephants have been known to breed at up to 5% a year, a rate which intensifies the risks of contact with growing human populations. And an adult elephant can eat from 150 to 220 kg (330 to 440 pounds) of plant matter daily.
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