10 Fun Elephant Facts & Tea Giveaway
On September 22nd each year National Elephant Appreciation Day is celebrated. On this date since 1996 on this day began a yearly tradition to bring awareness to the plight of the African and Asian Elephants.
In celebration of National Elephant Appreciation Day on September 22nd, Good Earth Tea would like to send you its new Hathikuli Organic Tea – see giveaway below. As you scroll, read 10 fun facts about these amazing creatures.
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- Elephants can have a long life – living anywhere from 50 to 70 years.
- Elephants are playful animals, loving water, which is also beneficial to their joints with the buoyancy water provides.
- Elephants are Herbivorous, which means they love plants from grass to trees. They are also fans of cabbage, lettuce, bananas, apples as well as other fruits.
- The reason that elephants have such a reputation for being smart is because they are. Elephants have large brains that allow them to have their own language, develop strong matriarchal bonds, as well as having a self-awareness, since they can recognize themselves in the mirror.
- Also the older a female elephant gets the better she can access danger.
- An elephants trunk is 40 lbs, and has 40,000 muscles and tendons that take over a year to learn to use. Once they do learn, it is so dexterous that they can pick up a single grain of sand.
- An elephants skin is so sensitive they can feel a fly land on them.
- The trumpeting of elephants can be heard 6 miles away.
- The oldest elephant was Lin Wang an Asian Elephant that died at 86 years old in February 2003.
- With the Good Earth Tea Hathikuli Organic Tea farming elephants get a tea in their honor from name to harvest.
Good Earth Tea Hathikuli Organic Tea is one of the most exclusive teas on the planet. Hailing from the Hathikuli Estate which is the largest integrated organic farm located in Assam, India. The name Hathikuli, comes from the the named ‘hati’, after the Assamese word for elephant, and ‘kuli’ the word for frequent, means ‘a place frequented by elephants.’
This unique tea is prized for its remarkably distinctive flavor profile. The premium loose leaf black tea feature sweet, malty notes of dates and honey with a nutty undercurrent.
This is an inspiring tea that is packaged in an reusable reusable metal tin that pays homage to the local elephants.
One of the first things that I look at is the leaves before brewing, and immediately I noticed the black leaves with lighter leaves throughout.
I brewed my cup of tea for about 5 minutes, and as it brewed the water became a light brown color that darkened as it brewed and seeped longer.
While I normally am not a fan of dates, this did not remind me of dates off the bat. As I drank the tea it reminded me of a sweet honey black tea. The smell was nutty, and the taste was more on the sweet side.
As I drank my tea and educated myself about elephants, I was happy that there was one day dedicated to the elephants. Grab a cup of Good Earth Tea Hathikuli Organic Tea and let me know what you think!
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I am amazed at how well they hear.
That they are just as smart as humans
that cows have best friends
amazed the trunk has that many muscles and tendons in it
“What fact about animals blows your mind?” The fact that there is an animal that will vote relentlessly against its own economic interests and in favor of poisoning its own environment.
I love that they are so smart, thank you!
I’m most amazed how God created so many varieties of animals. They’re all so very unique and amazing to learn about.
I’m amazed when animals can learn tricks.
I’m amazed at the parenting instincts of animals. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I learned that elephants have sensitive skin and they can feel a fly land on them. I always thought they had stiff tough skin.
Mosquitoes cause more deaths than any other animal in the world.
The fact that they’re as smart as us!
elephants never forget
Houseflies hum in the key of F. An interesting animal fact that amazes me. One, that they do. Two, that someone figured that out.
I really enjoyed your list of elephant facts. I love learning new things.
it always amazes me why pigeons are the only birds not afraid of humans? All the others are so skittish, except maybe for some exotic birds like parrots…is it ’cause humans feed them?
I like that they are so smart
I love how intelligent ravens and other corvids can be, that they can use tools for problem solving and can remember humans’ faces.
I am amazed at the motherly instincts some animals have and how smart they are.
Elephants have large brains that allow them to have their own language, develop strong matriarchal bonds, as well as having a self-awareness, since they can recognize themselves in the mirror. How amazing they are I have followed for years https://www.elephants.com/news/elenotes/posts/sissy-is-introduced-to-herd-mates-over-fence-line#elecam where you can watch the ones they have rescued
I am amazed at how well animals adapt and survive their environment .
How an elephant can sense a fly! WOW!
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Wow, I had no idea that elephants were smart enough to have their own language!
That their skin is so sensitive that they can feel a fly land on them
Animals blow my mind constantly. Something I learned the other day that struck me was that tigers have stripes on their actually skin. They’re not just on their fur!
Interesting information about Elephants
The reason that elephants have such a reputation for being smart is because they are. Elephants have large brains that allow them to have their own language, develop strong matriarchal bonds, as well as having a self-awareness, since they can recognize themselves in the mirror.
Thanks for the contest.
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How many species of animals there are.
Penguins have knees.
Guinea pigs are neither pigs nor from Guinea.
An elephants trunk is 40 lbs, and has 40,000 muscles and tendons
The First Animals Appeared About 600 Million Years Ago
the actual science of animals is absolutely fascinating, how the live, communicate, physiology, etc
Animals are so smart
I think it’s fascinating that snakes smell with their tongues.
It’s fascinating that they can see so well at night.
I had no idea that gorillas have unique nose prints
they can help find human remains
An elephant always remembers!
That they are just as smart as humans.
I’m amazed by the loyalty of animals, to humans or each other.
How they care for their young.
The Bat is the only mammal that can fly. Who knew!
The trumpeting of elephants can be heard 6 miles away. I thought roosters held the record… lol
I thought it was interesting that the trumpeting of elephants can be heard 6 miles away.