World Elephant Day "Elephant"

November 30 - World Elephant Day "Elephantwin". This holiday is dedicated to living elephants and has been celebrated for more than thirty years. The initiators of its creation are environmentalists. With this gesture they decided to draw attention to the problem of reducing their numbers. After all, these are the largest land mammals in the whole world. In Russia, on this day they organize events related to the protection of this species of animals and educational seminars that allow you to get to know them better. There are two types of elephants: Indian and African. The first one is smaller. Its height reaches up to two and a half meters and weight up to five tons. The second one is considered the largest. Height – up to 4 m and weight up to 7 tons. The elephant is distinguished by its intelligence and intelligence. Its size makes it majestic. He is highly organized and self-aware. His eyes are supposedly capable of transmitting thoughts and using them to talk to a person. The number of elephants is significantly reduced due to the fact that they are actively hunted. People are interested in tusks. Thanks to poaching, the African type will soon reach the stage of extinction. Seminars and educational events held annually exist to educate people about the need to preserve the population, which is close to extinction. Every person should be aware of this and encourage others to protect elephants from cruelty to them. Interesting facts about elephants:• The only mammal belonging to the proboscis group that has survived from ancient times to the present day;• The largest land inhabitant;• By law, the sale of elephant bones is prohibited;• The weight of a newborn elephant calf is from one hundred to one hundred and twenty kilograms;• Raising cubs lasts twenty-two months; • An adult has a brain mass equal to five kilograms; • Sleeping takes only four hours a day, the rest of the time food is obtained; • Up to seven and a half liters of water can enter an elephant’s trunk. On this day it is worth visiting exhibitions dedicated to this species of animals, listening to educational programs, and watching films about them. Among the famous films are “Return to the Forest” and “Solo for an Elephant with Orchestra”. From a very young age, children should be instilled with a love for all living inhabitants of the world, including elephants. This will help cultivate compassion and a lack of desire to offend in every child. This way the entire planet can protect an endangered species.