The elephant (A mystical animal or just a myth)

For centuries the elephant has been considered one of the strongest and oldest animals in the world, has gone through different evolutionary processes without changing its bone structure and is also considered a mystical animal with transcendental powers in some parts of the world, it is said It is the wisest animal in nature since it can live for more than 60 years and is the only animal that exists with 4 knees.

Fuente

The elephant is currently the largest terrestrial mammal that exists, this can be due to its longevity, a male elephant can live up to 60 years, almost the life expectancy of a person in times before these or an underdeveloped country, so that a male elephant can reach between 6 and 7 meters weighing between 5 to 6 tons, although a large animal should represent the slowness, this titan of nature moves to 6km / h but in When there is a dangerous situation, speeds higher than 40km / h can be achieved.

Apart from smell, hearing and touch, elephants perceive information by means of the vibrations that are produced in the ground and that they collect them through their soles of the feet (these vibrations can be sent well by other elephants) although it also serves them to determine if an earthquake is approaching or to control the natural course of water in nearby areas

India

In India the elephants are considered sacred creatures and of great importance in the life of the people due to the god "Ganesh" also known as "Vinaiaka or Ganapati" which has an elephant head.

Fuente

The mythology tells that Ganesh was a child who guarded the entrance to the room of his mother the goddess Parvati, when the god "Shiva" returned and as the child would not let him in he cut his head off and when he found out about it the goddess went to cut the relationship and for this not to happen Shiva went out into the jungle in search of a head of the first creature that would cross him and that is why the child wears an elephant head and is known as the god of protection.

Although in spite of the different ephemeral relationships present among the elephants, the curious thing is that it is the only animal that has 4 knees, if you look closely at the mammals, no one else has this characteristic, but despite this, these knees do not allow you to jump to its weight but if you move, bend and even get up on its two hind legs, it is a very fast animal thanks to the wave motion of the knees.

Just as the knees are vital for this mammal, their large ears have a purpose and is the signal, they are used to indicate to the other elephants of the herd the direction they should take or not, and it is also one of the very few animals that Your gestation period lasts 22 months.

imagine that a woman lasts 22 months of pregnancy

The elephant has retained a long evolutionary lineage initially of African origin, then spread to Asia and later to America but has always maintained 4 characteristic features: its ears, its trunk, its fangs and finally the anatomy of its four legs that have four knees.

The characteristics of the elephant are amazing but the anatomy of its legs is the most interesting because it has four knees and therefore has the ability to make movements that other mammals are unable to do as kneel. Their legs are straight and lack joints (they only have knees), they have a circular base termination and the length, in addition to kneeling, allows them to run at great speeds although they can not jump does not allow them to jump.