When we think of an elephant, we picture those largest of the remaining land animals pretty much getting its way in the wild. Couldn’t anything that big trample you with ease? Of course they could but the tusks are usually the primary choice of weaponry for them.
Their feet actually are one of the most sensitive parts on their body. Unlike our feet, they actually have a slant to their foot. They walk on their tip toes and their toenails get clipped just by the standard wear and tear of walking around. The largest part of their foot is a pouch or packet of a special kind of fat.
This fat is called “acoustic fat” because it can pick up sound waves much easier. In the case of elephants, they can sense seismic waves with quite a high degree of accuracy. If you like reading a lot of details, please check out this detailed report here or this one here.
One of the things that always amaze me is how quick animals react to or react long before a natural disaster hits. If it is an earthquake or tidal wave, they are long gone from the area to be impacted before it hits. This ability of the elephant is right in line with the amazing intricacy of nature in how information is communicated whether it is weather related or predator related.
The bottom line is the more we know about this world and this universe the more we find out we really do not know much at all.
Thank you,
Anah
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Hi Ate Anah! Kumusta? it’s been a while since I last visited here.
I’m sorry about your bedroom wall. It’s a good thing no one was hurt.
Anyway, I agree. Life is beautiful! ^_^