2007-01-18 09:22:49 · 6 answers · asked by mrlabc123 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Elephants are herbivores, spending 16 hours a day collecting plant food. Their diet is at least 50% grasses, supplemented with leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots, and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Because elephants only digest 40% of what they eat, they have to make up for their digestive system's lack of efficiency in volume. An adult elephant can consume 300–600 lb (140–270 kg) of food a day. 60% of that food leaves the elephant's body undigested.
2007-01-18 09:29:48 · answer #1 · answered by cripm88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elephants are pure Vegetarians.Any raw or cooked vegetarian food they can eat.Rice,wheta,Banana or any delicious non-poisonous fruits,Sugar cane ,coconuts,they caneat.Maintenance is very difficult because almost half a tone(500 kg)/day delicious food is needed for elephants in captivity.Only temples and Circus companies rear them
2007-01-18 17:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fruit mainly
2007-01-18 18:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sugarcane and peanuts
2007-01-18 17:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by baniban2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
peanuts
2007-01-18 17:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by gooplic 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Peanuts! ~ ' -' ~ * Heart*
2007-01-18 17:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by Chicken Dancer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋