Building elephants sanctuary is a good solution for captive elephants. In the sanctuary, elephants can cure their pain or diseases and learn the ability for living in the wild.
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There are several ways that we can help elephants to solve the problems that they are facing, such as building the elephants sanctuary and reintroducing elephants to the wild.
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Elephants used in the entertainment industry are torn from their families and traded to breed or perform in other venues. In the wild, female siblings would stay together with their mother, grandmothers, and aunts. In captivity, they're not allowed to. 🐘 💔
Did you know that baby #elephants can't efficiently use their trunks till they are 6-8 mo? That's why you will often see the youngest sticking their face into a waterhole to drink. With practice they will be able to utilize that amazing trunk dexterity!🐘
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This elongated lower lip is unique to Asian elephants. And inside those folds she's got huge flat molars to help her grind up the many types of plant matter she consumes.
"The more we learn about elephants, the more it appears that their impressive memory is only one aspect of an incredible intelligence that makes them some of the most social, creative and benevolent creatures on Earth."
#WorldElephantDay
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This video continues to amaze me on the emotional intelligence of an elephant and self awareness to assist an entirely different species it perceived to be in need of help.
Please people, be more like animals!
"We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence." #WorldElephantDay https://t.co/xGZaPwz89q
Did you know there are 15 species of tuna around the world? This #WorldTunaDay, learn more about this incredible tribe of fish. https://t.co/Rond6JU7w0
The tuna industry provides job security for hundreds of thousands of people and contributes to the food security of millions more, but the science tells us we can’t really afford to fish more than we are. Learn more: https://t.co/epGEXmLDv9 #WorldTunaDay
There are approximately 50 captive elephants total in South America. Because of Brazil’s central location, we are able to provide sanctuary to elephants from surrounding countries, offering solace to elephants throughout the continent. Ramba waits in Chile https://t.co/AF4XiFvc2X
Op-Ed piece well worth reading: «Export Ban Should Make Us Re-examine Captive Life of Wild-Caught Elephants» @HSIGlobal @ste_kenya @IUCN @USFishWildlife @DanAshe https://t.co/LtzMgf1etr
For the first time, scientists have sequenced the complete genomes of 20 individual lions—including extinct cave lions preserved in permafrost in Siberia and the Yukon https://t.co/dUrii0xO7H