Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Did you know that elephants can “hear” with their feet? Or that they have 40,000 muscles in their trunks? What you don’t know about these charismatic giants might surprise you.
Discover some fascinating facts about elephant evolution, biology, family life, communication, and more in this video and in the new exhibition The Secret World of Elephants, now open at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
The Secret World of Elephants reveals new science about both ancient and modern elephants, including elephants’ extraordinary minds and senses, why they’re essential to the health of their ecosystems, and inspiring efforts to overcome threats to their survival.
Learn more and purchase tickets: amnh.org/exhibitions/secret-world-elephants
#Elephants #ElephantFacts #ElephantBiology #African Elephant #AsianElephant #woollymammoth
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Did you know that elephants can “hear” with their feet? Or that they have 40,000 muscles in their trunks? What you don’t know about these charismatic giants might surprise you.
Discover some fascinating facts about elephant evolution, biology, family life, communication, and more in this video and in the new exhibition The Secret World of Elephants, now open at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
The Secret World of Elephants reveals new science about both ancient and modern elephants, including elephants’ extraordinary minds and senses, why they’re essential to the health of their ecosystems, and inspiring efforts to overcome threats to their survival.
Learn more and purchase tickets: amnh.org/exhibitions/secret-world-elephants
#Elephants #ElephantFacts #ElephantBiology #African Elephant #AsianElephant #woollymammoth
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