(II)     The elephant is the heaviest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant could bear loading of 1200 pounds. They consume300 pounds of food a day. An elephant infant could weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants could live up to 70 years. Elephantscan be coached to bear logs with their trunks, and have been habituated in the forestry industry for numerous years. Elephantsalso use their trunks for water intake, bathing, food consumption and communication. Newly it was ascertained that elephantscan intercommunicate over an outdistance of numerous miles applying unhearable sounds to humans. Elephants apply theirears as a cooling down arrangement. Blood courses through veins in the ears and as the elephant wave his ears, the blood coolsoff and courses through the body to cool off other parts. Elephant feet are bombastic and round in shape. They administer thelarge animal’s weight efficaciously. In the yesteryear, elephants were shot down and their feet were made up into umbrellastands and small tables for holidaymakers. Now elephants are saved by special laws. There are two varieties of elephants foundcommonly around the globe. They are the African elephant which is famous for its big ears and the Indian elephant which isfamous for its larger trunks. The African elephant matures up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. TheIndian elephant matures up to 9 feet tall and weighs up to 8000 pounds. It’s lighter to describe because of its little ears. Mostcircus elephants are Indian elephants. A different name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant. Regrettably, there is anarising battle between elephants and humans as more of the elephants’ habitat is developed. Elephants can demolish the cropsof a full village in a single night, and this also does differences. At this consequence, there are about 600,000 elephantsremaining in Africa.
【題組】6. Which part of their body do elephants use for food consumption and communication?
(A) trunk
(B) blood courses
(C) veins
(D) ears