Carmine. Carmine. Carmine (/ËkÉrmÉªn/ or /ËkÉrmaÉªn/), also called crimson lake, cochineal, natural red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120, is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminium salt of carminic acid; it is also a general term for a particularly deep-red color of the same name.ther methods for the production of carmine dye are in use, in which egg white, fish glue, or gelatin is sometimes added before the precipitation. The quality of carmine is affected by the temperature and the degree of illumination during its preparation, sunlight being requisite for the production of a brilliant hue.
Core Elephant Needs. Like most animals, elephants require food, water, shelter and veterinary care, but elephants have other core needs that are sometimes overlooked, ignored or dismissed. Space. In the wild, elephants inhabit very large home ranges and walk considerable distances every day. Their home ranges can be from several hundred sq km up to 5,000 sq km or more in size. For most people, this huge space is difficult to imagine.
What Do Elephants Eat in the Wild. 1  Apart from eating tall and short grasses, elephants also rely on aquatic plants, twigs, numerous forbs, several shrubs, fruits, roots, bark, pith of baobabs, lianas, herbs, creepers, twigs, shoots, fruit pods, seeds, succulent plants, thorns, stems, reeds, flowers, tubers, and trees. Generally, elephants are megaherbivores and they eat up to 150 kg (330 lb) of plant matter in one day. 2  They are termed as browsers and regular grazers and are found consuming more than 100 different kinds of plants including sedge, legume, true grass, and palms.