2007-01-30 21:45:01 · 18 answers · asked by manicminer2007 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Because 6 inches just wouldn't be enough.
2007-01-30 21:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by uncle fester 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Beacause they only sell elephant shoes in sets of 4
2007-01-30 21:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bex 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why do you have two feet?? why do dogs have four feet??? snakes don' have any feet?? because the creator designed everything according to his plans. so u gon have to ask him why.
or think really hard and if you come with an answer why u got two feet not four that might be the answer to why elephants have four feet.
2007-01-30 23:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by kajitu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't think I'd answer a question like this but all the other answers are pretty stupid.
Its because they're vertebrates - tetrapody (4 feet or legs) is the primitive (this is a technical term meaning close to the ancestral state) feature for all vertebrates though some can vanish with lack of use.
The blue whale has a pelvic girdle for legs which are long since gone. If you look up Basilosaurus (a prehistoric whale ancestor) you will see it had tiny vestigial feets.
Regards
2007-01-30 22:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Because a hopping elephant would shake things up too much.
2007-01-30 21:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by debdini 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cos they cant walk on anything less than 4. hahaha inmagine a elephant walking on 2 legs. :(
2007-01-30 21:57:25 · answer #6 · answered by Time is nigh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
b'coz they don't have 3, 2, or 1 but 4! hhehehehehe
2007-01-30 21:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because if they had 2 they would fall over.
2007-01-31 06:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by magnorth21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos they have 4 legs
2007-01-30 21:53:08 · answer #9 · answered by double d debbie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the mammals,birds(including two wings). and most reptiles have four limbs.
2007-01-30 23:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by balaGraju 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋