World Elephant Day: PM Modi shares stunning images

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
12:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
extended
greetings
in
a
series
of
tweets
to
wildlife
enthusiasts
on
World
Elephant
Day.

Accompanied
with
photographs
the
PM
shared
several
tweets
and
reiterated
India’s
commitment
to
protect
the
elephant.

“On
#WorldElephantDay,
reiterating
our
commitment
to
protect
the
elephant.
You
would
be
happy
to
know
that
India
houses
about
60%
of
all
Asian
elephants.
The
number
of
elephant
reserves
has
risen
in
the
last
8
years.
I
also
laud
all
those
involved
in
protecting
elephants,
PM
Modi
tweeted.

Saving
elephants
and
the
importance
of
a
responsible
pilgrimage

On

#WorldElephantDay,
reiterating
our
commitment
to
protect
the
elephant.
You
would
be
happy
to
know
that
India
houses
about
60%
of
all
Asian
elephants.
The
number
of
elephant
reserves
has
risen
in
the
last
8
years.
I
also
laud
all
those
involved
in
protecting
elephants.

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)

August
12,
2022

“The
successes
in
elephant
conservation
must
be
viewed
in
context
of
the
larger
efforts
underway
in
India
to
minimise
human-animal
conflict,
and
integrating
local
communities
and
their
traditional
wisdom
in
furthering
environmental
consciousness,”
PM
Modi
added.

World
Elephant
Day
is
an
annual
observance
that
brings
the
world
together
to
fight
for
a
common
goal
and
that
is
to
protect
elephants.

The
day
is
observed
every
year
on
12
August
to
make
people
aware
of
the
critical
threats
that
elephants
are
facing
and
to
find
an
optimal
solution
to
ensure
their
survival.

On
World
Elephant
Day,
we
are
going
to
tell
you
some
of
the
interesting
facts
related
to
elephants.

• The
  word
  ‘elephant’ has
  been
  derived
  from
  the
  Greek
  word
  ‘elephas’.
  Elephas
  means
  ivory.

• Elephants
  are
  known
  to
  be
  the
  largest
  land
  mammals
  living
  on
  the
  earth.

• Among
  all
  the
  elephants,
  African
  Elephants
  are
  the
  largest.
  The
  males
  can
  measure
  up
  to
  a
  height
  of
  3
  meters
  and
  can
  weigh
  up
  to
  6
  tonnes.

• Wild
  Elephants
  have
  a
  lifespan
  of
  60-70
  years
  and
  they
  reach
  their
  full
  height
  at
  the
  age
  of
  35-40
  years.

• A
  newborn
  calf
  of
  an
  elephant
  can
  weigh
  up
  to
  120
  kg
  which
  is
  similar
  to
  lifting
  19
  stones!

• The
  average
  gestation
  period
  of
  any
  elephant
  is
  22
  months.
  The
  newborn
  babies
  can
  stand
  on
  their
  own
  minutes
  after
  their
  birth.

• Elephants
  are
  able
  to
  locate
  water
  and
  food
  with
  the
  help
  of
  their
  trunk.
  They
  use
  their
  trunks
  to
  smell
  the
  food
  and
  then
  put
  it
  in
  their
  mouths.

• Elephants
  bathe
  in
  mud
  to
  protect
  themselves
  from
  sunburn
  and
  keep
  bugs
  off
  their
  bodies.

• A
  normal
  elephant
  needs
  150
  kg
  food
  on
  a
  daily
  basis
  and
  perhaps
  therefore,
  they
  keep
  on
  eating
  throughout
  the
  day.

• The
  male
  elephants
  leave
  their
  groups
  after
  they
  have
  attained
  the
  age
  of
  12-15.