On March 12, 2023, Indian movie The Elephant Whisperers gained the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. So why don’t we now have this week’s quiz concerning the light giants?
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science quiz: On elephants
An elephant herd within the Kabini backwaters in Mysuru district. File
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How elephant species are there?
There are three species of elephants: African Savanna (Bush), African Forest and Asian.
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So, what number of bones are there in an elephant trunk?
An elephant trunk has as much as 40,000 muscular tissues.
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Elephants have the longest being pregnant interval of any residing mammal. How lengthy is it?
- Up to 36 months
- Up to 22 months
- Up to 30 months
- Up to 40 months
African elephants are pregnant for a mean of twenty-two months, whereas for Asian elephants it’s 18 to 22 months
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An elephant herd is headed by the…
- Oldest feminine of the herd
- Oldest male of the herd
- Oldest member of the herd
- The most dominant male of the herd no matter age
The matriarch (feminine head) of a herd (who can reside for 60 years) might recognise over 200 particular person elephants.
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What is the estimated variety of elephants left on the earth as of now?
- Nearly 26 million
- Nearly 2,65,000
- Nearly 4,65,000
- Nearly 4.65 million
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are round 4,15,000 African elephants (each species mixed) and round 50,000 Asian ones
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