Exploring the Wild
Cool pictures and facts about animals.
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African elephants trunks are the most valuable part of their body. Within their trunks these elephants can have 1000,000 different muscles. African elephants use their trunks to smell, breathe, drink and grab. One unique aspect of their trunk is that at the tip, they have to finger-like feathers that make catching small items easier. These elephants have enormous ears that cool them off during the hot summer.
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Siberian tigers are known as a very skilled predator.What makes them so deadly is the way they can remain silentfor a long period. The unique stripes that lie on these tigers back make it easier to catch their prey off guard. When hungry these tigers can eat 60 lbs while sitting and they will travel a far distance to hunt for food. In the last century, Siberian tigers population has decreased dramatically. There only about 400-500 left in the wild.
