アメリカ自然史博物館のインスタグラム(amnh) - 8月13日 01時38分

Happy World Elephant Day! Social and intelligent, elephants are among the few animals known to recognize their own reflections. They form close bonds and live in matriarch-led herds, the members of which work together to protect and rear calves. Elephants also show keen interest in their dead, and have been observed investigating and “protecting” elephant carcasses--reactions they don’t display when confronted with the carcasses of other species. Unfortunately, elephants are often hunted for their ivory. In 1930, between 5 and 10 million elephants roamed Africa's forest savanna and semi-desert. By 1989, that number had dropped to 600,000. In the decade between 1979 and 1989 alone, the African elephant population was cut in half. Deforestation and climate change pose great threats to these magnificent animals, resulting in loss of food and habitat. The African elephant is classified as vulnerable, and the Asian elephant is classified as endangered. Conservation efforts are underway to secure a future for elephants and restore the ecological integrity of their habitats. Learn more in the Museum’s Akeley Hall of African Mammals and the Hall of Asian Mammals. Photo: Brittany Hock. #worldelephantday #elephant #elephants #elephantsofinstagram #amnh #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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