How is the elephants tail?

How is the elephants tail?

Tails serve as effective non-lethal weapons against pests. A mammal’s waving tail forms a curtain of air that can discourage most mosquitoes from landing — and blows the pests away.

Why do elephants have small tails?

Simply because they need them. Their trunks are mainly used to help them get food and water easier. It also helps so that when they want to drink from a river, or eat grass from a tree or the ground, they don’t have to move their head very much.

Does an elephant has a long tail?

Elephants are not very hairy creatures. But their tails certainly are an exception to this rule, with thick, coarse, black tail hairs that can reach a length of up to 100cm – all the better to scatter those flies.

What animals dont have tails?

“Humans belong to a group called the great apes, and along with chimps, gorillas and orang-utans, none of us have tails. The lesser apes like gibbons don’t have tails either and they give us a clue as to how not having a tail can be an advantage.

What animal does not have a tongue?

Taste sensations Other animals naturally have no tongues, such as sea stars, sea urchins and other echinoderms, as well as crustaceans, says Chris Mah via email. Mah is a marine invertebrate zoologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and has discovered numerous species of sea stars.

Does a fish has a tongue?

The tongue of a fish is formed from a fold in the floor of the mouth. In some species of bony fishes the tongue has teeth which help to hold prey items. The name of one genus of argentinid fish, Glossanodon, literally means ‘tongue teeth’. Most fishes however cannot protrude their tongues.

Which animal does the loudest fart?

There seems to be little doubt among the worldwide web that the loudest fart on Earth is the hippo fart. Except it’s not. One video is conning the world. Hippo farts are virtually silent, as people who have seen hippos in the wild can testify.