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They also wreck habitat for other animals who are in more danger. They are very destructive eaters.
by hashkb 10y ago
They also wreck habitat for other animals who are in more danger. They are very destructive eaters.
- _ph_ 10y agoFew open grasslands would exist but for some of the large herbivores. The north American prairie was largely created by buffalos.
- Ericson2314 10y agoWow. Great fact!
- adamnemecek 10y ago> They are very destructive eaters. This view is a really shortsighted. Yes, they do eat a lot, however a.) there are species of trees that actually rely on elephants eating their fruits and then disseminating the seeds in their dung. There are also species who depends on this dung for one reason or another. b.) I remember reading somewhere that something like 80% of animal species in the region are directly or indirectly dependent on elephants (because they might depends e.g. on trees that depends on elephants). Calling them destructive misses the mark because they are just doing their ecological job. They are sometimes referred to as "gardeners of the forrest", check out for example this video http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140114-elephants-the-forest-gardeners http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140114-elephants-the-fores...
- 3131s 10y agoPretty ironic coming from a human.
- jonknee 10y agoI am curious, which animals are elephants endangering?