Elephants Communication

Animals Behaviors -Elephants CommunicationStudent Fenghua YangTeacher Vicki Curtis Date 10/27/2008

1Hello , everybody, my topic is elephants communication

ContentIntroduction Why Elephants CommunicateWhat Elephants CommunicateHow Elephants CommunicateInteresting ThingsOnline Resources

Elephants communication2Elephants, the largest land animals on the planet. are among the most exuberantly expressive of creaturesJoy, anger, sadness, loveElephants communicationIntroduction

160 signals, expressions and gestures70 kinds of sound3Elephants communicationWhy Elephants Communicate?Why do elephants communicate with each other?1.Elephants have a complex social system.2.Elephants are long-lived.3.Elephants are large-brained.

4Elephants communicationWhat Elephants CommunicateBehavior contentSocial signalsParent care, team building and playSurvival signalsWarning alarm, defense and foodMating signalsCompetition between males to attract female5Elephants communicationHow Elephants CommunicateHow do elephants communicate with each other?"speak"sight chemical signaltouch

greeting

cry

play

6Elephants communicationInteresting ThingsAn elephants body skin is very thick, but the skin around mouth and inside of the ear is very thin

Elephants swim very well7Elephants communicationInteresting Things (cont.)This is elephants swimminghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywXYfLFapLYWikipedia elephant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElephantElephant voice http://www.elephantvoices.org/Elephant information repository http://elephant.elehost.com/index.html

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