Trends in Drug Use. About 22.6 million Americans or 8.9% of the population are current users. of illicit drugs, meaning they use at least once per month: â¢ 13.3 million employed Americans. â¢ 4.2 million dependent on illicit drugs. â¢ 15 million dependent on alcohol. Total economic cost = $193 billion.
The African elephant is the largest of the two species left in the world. They have extremely large ears and both the males and the females grow tusks. They can be more than 12 feet tall and weight about 14,000 pounds. There are some sub species out there that are smaller with a height of about 9 feet and weighing approximately 7,500 pounds.
At top speed an elephant can travel at 25 miles/h (40 km/h). However their biggest asset is not their speed. Their primary defense is their sheer bulk, tusks and trunk as well as their strength in numbers. Adult elephants have virtually no enemies except humans.ts footprint can determine the height of an elephant. For males shoulder height is approximately 5,8 time the length of the hind footprint (and in the case of females 5,5 times). An elephantâs foot generally measures 40 - 50 centimeters in length and width and has a circumference of about 1.34 meters.