Elephants Can Afford to Be Picky About This Kind of Fruit

Name: Elephants Can Afford to Be Picky About This Kind of Fruit
Uploaded: 2017-06-24
Duration: 131751
Description: A single marula tree can provide up to 1.5 tons of fruit each season--as much as 90,000 fruits. That works well for the average elephant who needs to consume 6% of its own body weight each day and prefers only the ripest fruits.

A single marula tree can provide up to 1.5 tons of fruit each season--as much as 90,000 fruits. That works well for the average elephant who needs to consume 6% of its own body weight each day and prefers only the ripest fruits. (02:11)