Elephant Habitats: Room to Roam

Some of you may have had the privilege of seeing these great animals in their natural habitat. Let's say for example in the Tsavo. And am sure you being there made you feel almost pea-size compared to the vast lands.

Well, elephants need a lot of space and hence they dwell in vast areas. Interestingly, these animals aren't picky when it comes to location...as far as the place has plenty of food and water! They however being grazers prefer a place with plenty of grass.

Elephants can live about anywhere from grasslands to desert savannas, forest areas, swamps and everything in between! I cannot stress this point farther...they need plenty of food to feed their mega-size bodies as well as plenty of room to roam! Sadly, the biggest threat besides poaching to these creatures is habitat destruction. If we only knew how much space meant to them...we would be at the forefront of saving their land! What's even sadder is that elephants living in captivity undergo quite a bit of stress because their nature drives them to want to roam freely.However, we still do appreciate zoos that keep these animals and try to give them as ample space as possible.

It is said that when elephants are able to roam in their natural habitat, help clear away plants and trees so that new kinds of vegetation can grow. This clearly helps us understand their 'destructive' behaviour, doesn't it? And since elephants don't have any natural predators apart from humans, they only usually die from old age or illness. When these animals move from their habitats, the only way they can thrive is if they find plenty of food supply.

Nevertheless, one thing that has enabled these creatures to survive is that they were made with the intelligence to move on from their present habitats when the need arose. They would then find new habitats in order to continue to survive.

Indeed God takes care of His creatures, what does this then tell us about caring for them?

More next week fellow readers :)