When full-grown, these huge herbivores can consume anywhere from 300-500 pounds of vegetation per day.
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Here at The Toledo Zoo, our elephants eat hay (2,000 bales per year), grain, fruits and vegetables.
http://www.toledozoo.org
Good summary of the feasibility of fitting and feeding the animals on Noah’s Ark:
http://creation.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter13.pdf
it’s a good thing god didn’t run into a situation where he had to feed thousands on a couple of loaves and fishes...
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