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Fun Facts Friday: S is for Snuffleupagus 🐘
Last week I asked everyone to share their favorite animal, and the answers were chef’s kiss perfect. One person chose Snuffleupagus, (a very solid pick), and someone else wasn’t sure and gave me a letter instead S, which honestly made my whole day. 💗
So, sticking with the theme…S is for Snuffleupagus, today's fun facts are about one of my favorites, BABY ELEPHANTS! 👏👏👏
Here are some huge fun facts, so grab your beverage, get comfortable, and read on...
🐘 Elephants are famous for their family bonds and it starts from day one. A baby elephant will stay by their mother’s side for many years, learning everything about survival, communication, and emotional connection. The aunties, cousins, and grandmas all help raise them too.
🐘 Female elephants stay in the herd they are born into for life, creating multi-generational families, while males leave around 12–15 years old to join bachelor groups.
🐘 A baby elephant’s trunk has 40,000+ muscles, so trunk-sucking helps them learn how to control it for lifting, gripping, manipulating, and moving it with precision. It’s also a built-in self-soothing tool when they’re tired or stressed, and one of the ways they explore the world, much like toddlers putting everything in their mouths. Babies will even place the tip of their trunk in their mouth to “taste” chemical signals or pheromones from objects or other elephants. Basically, they’re tiny scent scientists.
🐘 Elephants are born knowing how to stand within an hour because predators don’t wait, newborn elephants have to get on their feet fast, sometimes in minutes.
🐘 They have “milk tusks”Before real tusks come in. These are tiny temporary ones that fall out, just like kids losing baby teeth.
Baby elephants are a beautiful reminder of connection, community, and the way we’re shaped by those who care for us.
If you have another animal you want to learn about… or another letter… let me know in the comments below. 😉
Enjoy your Friday Fun Facts and thank you for all you do for the animals.
LM
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Fun Facts Friday: S is for Snuffleupagus 🐘
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