Self-Portrait Animal Hybrid

This is my Self-portrait Animal Hybrid. I chose the elephant species, they play a critical role in their ecosystem. I hope that I play a positive a role in my environment.

Some elephant FUN Facts

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  • Elephant Appreciation Day is September 22.
  • To celebrate, we picked 18 fun facts about the largest land mammal.
  • For example, they “hug” their trunks to say hello to each other.

While Elephant Appreciation Day is September 22, it doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate these gentle giants every other day of the year.

Elephants are some of the smartest and most compassionate animals on the planet, and they’re always a big draw at the zoo … but how much do you really know about them?

From their 5-inch eyelashes to their 22-month pregnancies, here are 18 things you probably never knew about elephants.

An elephant’s trunk weighs 400 pounds, but it can pick up things as small as a single grain of rice.

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Tourist Nicki Kelk gets her hat taken off her head by a baby elephant at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand. 

Elephants use their trunk for everything! Drinking, eating, smelling, and communicating are all done by the trunk.

Elephants can recognize themselves in the mirror. They join humans, apes, and dolphins as the only animals with self awareness.