5/30/2023 0 Comments Animal age dawn of the creatures![]() With this system, a single bull can potentially find up to 30 mates in a year, as opposed to fathering four calves in three years, if he associates with only one family unit Femalesįemale social structure is similar to concentric rings, with the innermost circle comprising a family unit of related adult cows (females). The bulls' nomadic (wandering) social system allows them to maximize reproductive potential. Bulls do not have preferences for specific family units and will randomly move to different groupings daily and even hourly looking for reproductively receptive females. Hierarchical roles are re-established and re-adjusted whenever a male leaves or enters the group.Īlthough primarily solitary in nature, bulls will associate with non-natal family units (family units to which they are not related). More docile (quiet-natured) bulls do not seek leadership roles, but serve as stabilizing members within the group. Leaders, determined by age and strength, protect the front and rear of the herd. Males will leave the family unit (natal unit) between 12 and 15 years of age.īulls that associate in small groupings have a hierarchal-ranking social structure. MalesĪdult male elephants are solitary in nature but may associate with other bulls (adult males) in small, unstable groups. Adult elephants form matriarchal (female-led) societies. The social structure of elephants is complex, varying by gender, and population dynamics. ![]()
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