Imagine an animal in the tropical rainforests as huge as an elephant but without a trunk Give reasons whether - Science - Weather Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate

Question

Imagine an animal in the tropical rainforests as huge as an
elephant but without a trunk Give reasons whether it can survive in
the tropical rainforests or not If not , suggest some adaptations
to compensate for the absence of the trunk

Mushtaq · Accepted Answer

No, the animal cannot survive in the tropical rain forests This is
due to the reason that tropical rainforests contain thick cover of
trees that has limted the growth of lower or ground vegetation and
elephant uses its trunk to gather food from these trees at height
The trunk helps elephant to strip off branches of trees and
transfer them to mouth Thus, the animal lacking trunk would not be
able to gather food in tropical rain forests

The adaptation to compensate the lack of trunk can be:

1 Development of long neck to reach to the branches of trees for
eating leaves
2 Adapted to eat mainly fruits that fall from the trees
3 Develop ability to knock over trees

Imagine an animal in the tropical rainforests as huge as an elephant but without a trunk. Give reasons whether it can survive in the tropical rainforests or not. If not , suggest some adaptations to compensate for the absence of the trunk.