What is the term for the leader of an elephant herd?
Answer
Matriarch
79 Elephants Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which living elephant species is the closest relative of the woolly mammoth?
Answer
Asian elephant
Which African elephant species was recognized as a distinct species in 2010?
Answer
African forest elephant
What is the term for a rare, light-colored elephant?
Answer
White elephant
How thick can an elephant's skin be?
Answer
2.5 cm
Which elephant species is classified as critically endangered?
Answer
African forest elephant
What is the scientific name of the Asian elephant?
Answer
Elephas maximus
How much did the heaviest elephant ever recorded weigh?
Answer
12,000 kg
Which elephant species has the largest ears?
Answer
African bush elephant
What is a group of elephants called?
Answer
Herd
What is the typical gestation period of an elephant?
Answer
22 months
What are elephant tusks made of?
Answer
Ivory
What is the largest land animal?
Answer
African bush elephant
How many species of elephants are living today?
Answer
Three