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Man versus Elephant!
Watch and Note It! Watch these videos about how elephants impact their ecosystem, use their trunks, and more!
Record what you learn on the viewing guide below as you watch each video.
You at the Zoo EcoSystem Changes part 1
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You at the Zoo EcoSystem Changes part 2
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1. What types of elephants are at the Cincinnati Zoo?
2. What distinct difference enables us to tell the African and Asian elephants apart?
3. How many muscles is the elephant's trunk comprised of?
4. How does the elephant drink water?
5. How do elephants use their trunks?
6. What is the noise that elephants make with their trunks called?
7. How many pounds of food do the elephants eat each day?
8. Why are elephants called landscape architects?
9. What ecosystem changes do elephants create that are beneficial to other animals and humans?
 
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1. What types of elephants are at the Cincinnati Zoo?
Asian
2. What distinct difference enables us to tell the African and Asian elephants apart?
Their ears - Asian elephants have smaller ears
3. How many muscles is the elephant's trunk comprised of?
Over 100,000 individual muscles
4. How does the elephant drink water?
Elephants use their trunks to suck up water and then spray it in their mouths.
5. How do elephants use their trunks?
They use their trunks for eating, dusting themselves and communicating with each other
6. What is the noise that elephants make with their trunks called?
Trumpet
7. How many pounds of food do the elephants eat each day?
200 - 250 pounds per day
8. Why are elephants called landscape architects?
Elephants have a big impact by clearing forests, making large paths, and creating watering holes.
9. What ecosystem changes do elephants create that are beneficial to other animals and humans?
They prune trees and create clearings.