大象能做什么英语

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Elephant is the largest terrestrial mammal in the world. It is usually a family unit. Sometimes several elephants gather together to form hundreds of elephants.

大象是世界上最大的陆生哺乳动物，通常是一个家族单位，有时几头大象聚集在一起形成数百头大象。

The cortex is very thick, but the skin is very thin, so it is often used to prevent mosquitoes from biting.

皮层很厚，但皮肤很薄，所以经常用来防止蚊虫叮咬。

Ivory is an important weapon against the enemy.

象牙是对抗敌人的重要武器。

The ancestors of elephants appeared on earth tens of millions of years ago.

大象的祖先在几千万年前就出现在地球上。

Elephant family has been very prosperous, is one of the most important animal groups on earth, more than 400 fossils have been found.

大象家族一直非常繁荣昌盛，是地球上最主要的动物类群之一，已发现400多种化石。

However, due to the influence of historical climate and human factors, there are fewer and fewer ethnic groups.

但由于历史气候和人为因素的影响，导致民族类型越来越少。

At present, there are only 2 genera and 3 species of Asian elephant, African elephant and African forest elephant on the earth, which are also facing serious threat.

目前，地球上只有亚洲象、非洲象、非洲林象等2属3种，也面临着严重的威胁。

Elephants can carry people and goods,lift up heavy objects with their trunks and protect weak animals from attacks launched by lions and tigers.

what can elephant do?

what does elephant do?

Elephants, commonly known as elephants, are the largest mammals on land. They belong to the order Long Nose. There are only one family, two genera and three species, namely Elephantidae, African elephants and Asian elephants.

It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the tropical and subtropical areas along the border between Southeast Asia and southern China.

Elephants are the largest land-dwelling, social mammals in the world, usually in families. Elephants have thick skin, but thin skin between folds, so they often use earth baths to prevent mosquitoes from biting. Ivory is an important weapon to defend the enemy.

Elephant ancestors appeared on Earth tens of millions of years ago. The Elephant Family was once one of the most dominant animal groups on earth, and more than 400 fossils have been found. However, due to historical climate and man-made reasons, the species of this group is becoming fewer and fewer.

At present, there are only two genera and three species of elephants on the earth: Asian elephants, African grassland elephants and African forest elephants, and they are also under serious threat.

象，通称大象，是目前陆地上最大的哺乳动物，属于长鼻目，只有一科两属三种，即象科（学名：Elephantidae），非洲象属和亚洲象属。广泛分布在非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南和南亚及东南亚以至中国南部边境的热带及亚热带地区。

大象是现存世界上最大的陆地栖息群居性哺乳动物，通常以家族为单位活动。大象的皮层很厚，但皮层褶皱间的皮肤很薄，因此常用泥土浴的方式防止蚊虫叮咬。象牙是防御敌人的重要武器。

大象的祖先在几千万年前就出现在地球上。大象家族曾是地球上最占优势的动物类群之一，目前已发现400余种化石。但由于历史上气候和人为原因，导致这个族群的种类越来越少。目前地球上大象仅剩下2属3种：亚洲象、非洲草原象、非洲森林象，且它们也正受到严重的威胁。

扩展资料：

一、形态特征

亚洲象肩高3.7至4.1米。体重3至5吨，非洲象肩高4.3至4.5米体重5.5至8吨，非洲森林象平均肩高不超过2.7米，体重3.5吨。象头大，耳大如扇，四肢粗大如圆柱以支持巨大身体，膝关节不能自由屈伸，鼻长几乎与体长相等，呈圆筒状，伸屈自如。

象鼻全部是由肌肉组成的，鼻孔开口在末端，鼻尖有指状突起，能拣拾物品，象鼻非常灵活自如，可以捡拾重达1吨的物体，也可以捡拾花生那样小的食物。

中南亚的象属 或者非洲的 非洲象属 中的一种，皮肤坚厚，无毛，长有一条长的柔韧的可以卷曲的鼻子，上颚二门齿发展为长而弯的象牙。非洲象属有巨大的扇形状的耳朵。

上颌具1对发达门齿，终生生长，非洲象门齿可长达3.3米，亚洲象雌性长牙不外露；上、下颌每侧均具 6个颊齿，自前向后依次生长，具高齿冠，结构复杂。每足5趾，但第1第5趾发育不全。

被毛稀疏，体色浅灰褐色。雄象睾丸隐于腹腔内；雌象前腿后有2个乳头，妊娠期长达 600多天（22个月），一般单胎。非洲象，体型较大，耳大，鼻末端有2个指状突起；亚洲象体形较小，体重较轻，耳小，鼻末端有1个指状突起。

二、分布范围

广泛分布在非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南和南亚及东南亚以至中国南部边境的热带及亚热带地区；主产于印度、泰国、柬埔寨、越南等国。

中国云南省西双版纳地区也有小的野生种群。非洲象和非洲森林象则广泛分布于整个撒哈拉以南的非洲大陆，喜欢群居。

亚洲象历史上曾广布于中国长江以南的南亚和东南亚地区，现分布范围已缩小，主要产于印度、泰国、柬埔寨、越南等国。中国云南省西双版纳地区也有小的野生种群。

非洲象则广泛分布于整个撒哈拉以南非洲大陆（北非的亚种于19世纪初期左右全部灭绝）。象栖息于多种生境，尤喜丛林、草原和河谷地带。

参考资料来源：百度百科-大象

it can （run）,but it can't（fly）. 它能跑,但是它不能飞.

意思是what can elephant do