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WORLD ELEPHANT DAY 🐘

Elephants have the longest gestation period compared to any other animal. Usually a female gives birth to a single calf, occasionally two. Calves nurse for the first six months of life, drinking about 10 liters of milk per day. Elephant milk is high in fat and protein, hundred times more than cow’s milk. Calves areContinue reading “WORLD ELEPHANT DAY 🐘”

WORLD ELEPHANT DAY

World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by PatriciaContinue reading “WORLD ELEPHANT DAY”