However when up close with these gentle giants their enormous bulk and sharp tusks appear terribly fearsome! Is the Lion King of the Jungle? Lions are fearsome, carnivorous predators and elephant are family orientated herbivores. Book now directly from the site to learn more about these magnificent animals by personally checking them out up close.Lion and elephant are both respected members of the Big 5. However, you can still learn about the elephants’ unique social behavior and how they communicate with each other in our park. In Bali Safari Park, the elephants feel safe and go about their day without anxiety. The protective behaviors of elephants are exhibited in the wild when danger is present. Can we see this behavior in Bali Safari Park? This suggests that elephants are able to judge their strengths and the leader could find an appropriate strategy to deal with the situation. It has also been found that when three simultaneous recordings of lion roars were played, the elephants tend to be more anxious compared to hearing a recording of only one lions’ roar. They were the ones to show anxious behaviors and were the most vocal (presumably to communicate and organize the others). They found that the matriarch (the female leader) of various herds responds fairly quickly to the recordings. Researchers have played a recording of a lions’ roar to herds of unsuspecting elephants. In fact, predator awareness is crucial to the survival of a herd, so that the elephants can prepare physically and mentally to fight off predators, if not having a head start to avoid the conflict. Experienced leaders Source: GoogleĪ herd is a lead by an older female elephant, who is tasked with the burden of leading the herd towards safe feeding grounds away from drought, and to detect dangers early on.
Some young elephants make the mistake of wandering too far from their protective herd, and that makes for an easy pick for predators. This happens less frequently to herds with more experienced members. However, some pack predators like lions and hyenas are able to coordinate and successfully break into the protective barrier to harm calves. Lone predators like cheetah and leopards will not stand a chance to take on even the smallest or weakest elephants – herd members will most likely work together to threaten the predator by growling, displaying hostile body language, and charging in masses. But studying elephants more closely reveals that this is not always the case.Įlephants seem to deter predators partly due to their intimidating size and their herd behavior.
This is because of the observation that predators don’t seem to bother them as much as other animals. People used to think that elephants have no natural enemies. How do elephant protect themselves from their enemies Source: Google Together as one, the herd forms strong social bonds and communicates in order to face natural threats around them.
She receives help from other members of the herd. After carrying her baby for almost two years, it would be such a tragedy if her calf falls prey to predators in the wild.īut the mother elephant doesn’t struggle alone. She is especially protective of her calf she could only give birth to one at a time.
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