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Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they are admiredadmire (verb)Regarded with respect and approval.≈ Synonym: respected🇺🇿UZ: hurmat qilinadi🇷🇺RU: почитаются not only for their size but also for their remarkableremarkable (adj)Worthy of attention; extraordinary.≈ Synonym: extraordinary🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: выдающийся intelligenceintelligence (noun)The ability to learn, understand, and think.≈ Synonym: cleverness🇺🇿UZ: aql🇷🇺RU: интеллект. These gentle giants are found mainly in Africa and Asia and are known for their strong family bondsbond (noun)Close connections or relationships.≈ Synonym: ties🇺🇿UZ: bog'lar🇷🇺RU: узы and complexcomplex (adj)Made up of many interconnected parts.≈ Synonym: intricate🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный social behaviourbehaviour (noun)The way a person or animal acts.≈ Synonym: conduct🇺🇿UZ: xulq-atvor🇷🇺RU: поведение. In the wild, elephants live in groups led by the oldest female, called the matriarchmatriarch (noun)The female head of a family or group.≈ Synonym: female leader🇺🇿UZ: urg'ochi yetakchi🇷🇺RU: матриарх. They support and protect one another, showing clear signs of care and cooperationcooperation (noun)The act of working together toward a goal.≈ Synonym: collaboration🇺🇿UZ: hamkorlik🇷🇺RU: сотрудничество.
One of the most surprisingsurprising (adj)Causing a feeling of mild astonishment.≈ Synonym: unexpected🇺🇿UZ: hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: удивительный things about elephants is their excellent memorymemory (noun)The ability to store and recall information.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: xotira🇷🇺RU: память. The saying "an elephant never forgets" may not be far from the truth. Elephants can remember the locationslocation (noun)Particular places or positions.≈ Synonym: places🇺🇿UZ: joylashuv🇷🇺RU: местоположения of waterholeswaterhole (noun)Natural pools of water where animals drink.≈ Synonym: watering holes🇺🇿UZ: suv havzalari🇷🇺RU: водопои and safe paths even after many years. This ability is essentialessential (adj)Absolutely necessary.≈ Synonym: vital🇺🇿UZ: muhim🇷🇺RU: необходимый during dry seasons when finding water can mean the difference between life and death. Studies have shown that older elephants lead their groups to water in times of droughtdrought (noun)A long period of little or no rainfall.≈ Synonym: dry spell🇺🇿UZ: qurg'oqchilik🇷🇺RU: засуха, relyingrely on (verb)Depending on something with trust.≈ Synonym: depending on🇺🇿UZ: tayanib🇷🇺RU: полагаясь on their memory of distant places visited long ago.
Elephants also use toolstool (noun)Objects used to help perform a task.≈ Synonym: implements🇺🇿UZ: asboblar🇷🇺RU: инструменты in their daily lives. They may break off branches to use as fly swattersfly swatter (noun)Objects used to hit and kill flying insects.≈ Synonym: swatters🇺🇿UZ: pashsha qoqqich🇷🇺RU: мухобойка or digdig (verb)To break up and move earth or ground.≈ Synonym: excavate🇺🇿UZ: kovlamoq🇷🇺RU: копать holes to access undergroundunderground (adj)Situated below the surface of the ground.≈ Synonym: subterranean🇺🇿UZ: yer osti🇷🇺RU: подземный water. Their trunkstrunk (noun)The long noses of elephants.≈ Synonym: proboscises🇺🇿UZ: xartumlar🇷🇺RU: хоботы, with over 40,000 musclesmuscle (noun)Body tissues that produce movement.≈ Synonym: sinews🇺🇿UZ: mushaklar🇷🇺RU: мышцы, are incredibly strong and flexibleflexible (adj)Able to bend or move easily.≈ Synonym: supple🇺🇿UZ: moslashuvchan🇷🇺RU: гибкий, allowing them to pick up tiny objects or lift heavy branches. Elephants communicatecommunicate (verb)To share information or feelings with others.≈ Synonym: interact🇺🇿UZ: muloqot qilmoq🇷🇺RU: общаться using a range of sounds, including deep rumblesrumble (noun)Continuous deep, heavy sounds.≈ Synonym: low growls🇺🇿UZ: gulduros ovozlar🇷🇺RU: низкие звуки that can travel long distances. These low-frequencylow-frequency (adj)Having a low rate of sound vibration, often hard to hear.≈ Synonym: deep-pitched🇺🇿UZ: past chastotali🇷🇺RU: низкочастотный sounds help members of a group stay in contact, even when they are far apart.
Sadly, elephants face serious threatsthreat (noun)Things likely to cause harm or danger.≈ Synonym: dangers🇺🇿UZ: xavflar🇷🇺RU: угрозы today. Poachingpoaching (noun)The illegal hunting or killing of animals.≈ Synonym: illegal hunting🇺🇿UZ: brakonyerlik🇷🇺RU: браконьерство for ivoryivory (noun)The hard white material of elephant tusks.≈ Synonym: tusk material🇺🇿UZ: fil suyagi🇷🇺RU: слоновая кость has greatly reducedreduce (verb)Made smaller in size, amount, or degree.≈ Synonym: decreased🇺🇿UZ: kamaytirgan🇷🇺RU: сократило their numbers, especially in Africa. Habitathabitat (noun)The natural environment where an animal lives.≈ Synonym: natural home🇺🇿UZ: yashash joyi🇷🇺RU: среда обитания loss due to farming and developmentdevelopment (noun)The process of land being built up or expanded.≈ Synonym: construction🇺🇿UZ: rivojlanish (qurilish)🇷🇺RU: застройка also puts elephants in danger, as they lose the space they need to live and find food. Fortunately, many conservationconservation (noun)The protection of nature and wildlife.≈ Synonym: preservation🇺🇿UZ: muhofaza🇷🇺RU: охрана природы groups are working to protect elephants by fighting illegalillegal (adj)Against the law.≈ Synonym: unlawful🇺🇿UZ: noqonuniy🇷🇺RU: незаконный hunting, creating safe areas for them, and teaching people about the importance of saving these magnificentmagnificent (adj)Extremely beautiful or impressive.≈ Synonym: splendid🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: великолепный animals.
Elephants remind us of the intelligence, kindness, and strength that can be found in the natural world. They are truly one of the most amazing creaturescreature (noun)Living beings, especially animals.≈ Synonym: animals🇺🇿UZ: jonzotlar🇷🇺RU: существа on our planet.