1)  Elephants eat a variety of fruits, digest what they can, and then scatter the seeds several hours (and often kilometres) distant from where they originated. The seeds subsequently sprout and thrive, assisting in the maintenance of healthy forest plant populations. 


2)  It's also worth noting that there are two unique elephant species on the African continent: the savanna elephant and the forest elephant, both of which have distinct traits. 


3)  The trunk of an elephant has eight primary muscles on each side and a total of 150,000 muscle bundles. It's so powerful that it can bring down trees and lift 700,000 pounds.


4)  Elephants have the longest gestation period of any land animal, up to 22 months. Elephants have large babies as well: a newborn elephant weighs over 230 pounds (105 kilograms)


5)  Elephants require up to 150kg of food each day, which is around 375 tins of baked beans, yet half of this may pass through the digestive system undigested. They consume so much food that they can eat for up to three-quarters of the day.


6)  The tusks of elephants do not regrow, whereas rhino horns do. The tusks of an elephant are actually its teeth, namely its incisors. However, once removed, these tusks do not regrow.


7)  In most places, an elephant's skin is 2.5cm thick. Their skin's folds and creases can hold up to ten times more water than flat skin, which helps them stay cool. They take regular dust and mud baths to keep their skin clean and prevent themselves from sunburn.


8)  Elephants have a good sense of smell and can find water sources from a distance of up to 19.2 kilometres (12 miles). The nostrils are placed at the tip of the trunk and are responsible for breathing, smelling, and squirting water into the mouth.


9)  Elephant eyes are around 3.8 cm (1.5 in.) across and have a mediocre vision. Long eyelashes help elephants keep sand, grit, and debris out of their eyes. Elephants have a "third eyelid" that travels vertically across the eye, in addition to the upper and lower eyelids.


10)  Elephants have been known to exhibit unique movement patterns before to earthquakes. Elephants have been known to exhibit unique movement patterns before to earthquakes. The researchers were able to detect odd behavioural patterns up to 20 hours before an earthquake this way.