Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. [ 1 ] He was named after George Mottershead , who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
African elephant heads are completely rounded and large, while Asian elephant heads form two hills or humps on the top, with a line down the center of their face. African Elephant vs. Asian ...
The New York Times. ... Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword. NYT Mini Across Hints. 1 Across: Food that many an N.Y.C. tourist grabs for breakfast — HINT: ...
Adult Asian elephants weigh between 6,000 to 12,000 pounds, making them smaller than their African counterparts. The average height for males of this species is 6-12 feet at the shoulder, and ...
Musth has been known in Asian elephants for 3000 years (described in the Rigveda 1500–1000 B.C.) but was recognized in African elephants only in the late twentieth century. [1]: 101 In 1975, scientists Joyce Poole and Cynthia Moss were working in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Poole noticed a period of heightened reproductive activity and ...
The elephant responds to the challenge with a loud trumpet, and the (relatively) smaller animal is not hesitant to charge, making his move, but the much smarter elephant anticipates the attack by charging too and dodging. The rhinoceros returns and tries to stab the elephant's throat, but he is too tall, even with his four-foot horn.
(4.) An African elephant’s trunk is more heavily ringed than an Asian elephant’s. (5.) Toenails differ between species of elephants. African savanna: 4 on front, 3 on back. Asian: 5 on front, 4 on back. (6.) Asian elephants have longer tails than African elephants. (7.) The back of an African elephant dips down, and an Asian elephant’s ...
Here are the eclipse-themed clues from the April 8 NYT crossword that also might help create your playlist for today (yes, that's a hint).