Jacob Luxford

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  1. Hello. Today is February 12.
  2. My name is Jacob Lux Bird.
  3. And the password today is Elefant on.
  4. I'm going to start off by playing a sound for
  5. you guys.
  6. Oh, can anyone guess what or who just made that
  7. sound? If you have ever gone to the zoo or
  8. been on a wild African safari like my mom, you
  9. would probably recognize that sound.
  10. Here's a little hint.
  11. They are the largest land animal on earth and also
  12. one of the most intelligent, with three times as many
  13. neurons as humans.
  14. They communicate with vibrations, which is why they always stomp
  15. and grind the ground with their huge feeds.
  16. Um, they're also incredibly protective over there, young and sadly,
  17. one of the most poached species.
  18. Behold, this creature has a big body, bigger legs, even
  19. bigger ears and can weigh up to eight tons.
  20. Can anyone guess what I'm referring Thio?
  21. Yes, Some of you might know I am going to
  22. be informing you about the beautiful and majestic Elefant, but
  23. not only that, what you can do to help protect
  24. them for years to come.
  25. So here we have a pretty realistic statue of an
  26. Elefant. You could see its trunk.
  27. It's tough and it's ginormous ears, right?
  28. So I'm gonna pass this around.
  29. You guys can look at it there first, though, let's
  30. talk about the history of elephants and where they live
  31. because I'm sure you want to know more about these
  32. beautiful yet somewhat mysterious creatures.
  33. So to start off, there are three species of elephants.
  34. Um, first, the African savannah elephants, the African forest, elephants
  35. and the Asian elephants, which you could see here.
  36. Um, an amazing fact is the African elephants actually have
  37. years shaped just like the continent of Africa.
  38. Asian elephants, on the other hand, have years shaped like
  39. India, which most of you know, is a country in
  40. Asia. That's cool, huh?
  41. Eso here we have an African elephant and you could
  42. see its ear.
  43. It shapes just like the continent of Africa.
  44. I thought that was so cool That just blew me
  45. away when I read that.
  46. So I'm going to give this to you guys toe
  47. also pass around.
  48. So every day, these magnificent man will spend between 12
  49. to 18 hours, um, eating plants and fruit and using
  50. their long trunks to pick and eat food.
  51. Just like we use our hands.
  52. There are about 400,000 elephants on earth, and they live
  53. primarily in the wild, Um, in Africa and Asia, although
  54. many are also in captivity in zoos and circuses.
  55. Unfortunately, um, so next let's talk about why we love
  56. elephants so much and why they're such fascinating and intelligent
  57. creatures. Eso first elephants actually developed their own sunscreen, Believe
  58. it or not, what kind of in the scorching hot
  59. summers elephants are known to go down to the watering
  60. hole? Um, and cover themselves with mud to protect themselves
  61. from sunburns.
  62. Cool. Right.
  63. So it's they use it just as a natural sunscreen.
  64. Elephants also show empathy and comfort each other when in
  65. distress, just like you could see here.
  66. Um, it looks to me just like a daughter Elefant
  67. comforting the mother.
  68. Um, elephants also have extraordinary memories, and another amazing fact
  69. is they can actually mimic human voices, which blew me
  70. away as well.
  71. There there are videos on YouTube that you could look
  72. up of that guys, it's really cool.
  73. Um, right.
  74. So, sadly, elephants are in trouble.
  75. Poaching and climate change have led to decreasing numbers of
  76. elephants, but Luckily, there is something you can do to
  77. help. So right now, the world wildlife on list Asian
  78. elephants as endangered and African elephants as vulnerable to extinction,
  79. which is pretty scary every year.
  80. An insatiable lust for ivory products.
  81. Dr Poaching.
  82. And it is estimated that 100 elephants are killed by
  83. poaching each day.
  84. So elephants actually have ivory, um, in their tests.
  85. And that is what is so sought after around the
  86. world. Keep so things you could dio to help support
  87. these support.
  88. The lives of elephants are to support the ban of
  89. the ivory trade.
  90. I mean, really, guys, no one needs stone elephant tusks.
  91. I mean, you just don't, um also if ever honest
  92. safari, Um, make sure it is an ethical safari on
  93. dhe. Finally, the most important thing you could do for
  94. elephants is to share your support.
  95. Be vocal about it.
  96. Um, word of mouth is a powerful thing with us
  97. humans. So, you know, just share on your facebook.
  98. Your support for elephants share on social media.
  99. Yeah. Um, I hope today that I have taught you
  100. a little something about the magic of elephants.
  101. And most importantly, I hope I have little fire inside
  102. of you to protect them at all costs.
  103. It's mhm.
  104. Now. You all surely know that noise.
  105. You know now that this is the noise of a
  106. beautiful and intelligent creature, one that has existed for thousands
  107. of years and will continue to exist for thousands more
  108. if we humans protect them.
  109. They are more than just an animal for which we
  110. find amusement and all their creatures which show immense empathy,
  111. intellect, skill, love.
  112. And we must cherish them forever.