Elephants keeping their cool on film

JohnWaterman

3-26-2008 12:54 PM

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<B>The tactics used by elephants to keep their cool in extreme desert heat have been caught on camera.</B>
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A BBC crew filmed the tusked beasts spraying themselves with water that they had stored in a reservoir in their throats several hours earlier. 
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Cameraman Martyn Colbeck, who has spent the last two decades filming elephants, said: "Elephants normally drink every day, but the desert elephant has adapted to go up to five days without drinking. 
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"Just behind the tongue they have this little pouch called the pharyngeal pouch. This is an area that is used partly in communication - it allows the elephants to have all of the deep calls, but they can also store several litres of water in it. 
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"The desert elephants obviously regularly keep water in this pouch, but it is very rare to see them actually use it." 
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JohnWaterman says:

OMG they have a water pouch!!

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3-26-2008 1:00 PM

michellezm

Now there's a thing! I didn't know about this. Pleased to be the first to pop it.

3-26-2008 2:59 PM

carrerinyes

This is good news! I love elephants.

3-26-2008 4:24 PM

tanyamm

Elephants are my favourite animal. If I could have a pet one I would.

3-26-2008 4:25 PM

carrerinyes

Me too!

3-27-2008 6:16 AM

mona

absoltely amazing. i've always loved elephants. let's all club together and get one as a clip-pet!

3-27-2008 7:11 AM

JohnWaterman

I'm in.

3-27-2008 10:08 AM

tanyamm

Great idea. We have to think of a really good name for him/her. Nothing to silly though. Finally a pet elephant. I'm so excited!

3-27-2008 11:17 AM

JohnWaterman

We could. We really could.

3-27-2008 11:24 AM

JohnWaterman

Or if adoptions too much of a commitment. Why not foster?

3-27-2008 8:36 PM

tanyamm

John, those are two wonderful ideas. I live on a very tight budget but I'm going to see what I can do. Thanks for pointing those two organizations out.

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