- African elephants are the largest of earths land mammals
- Asian elephants have smaller and rounder ears
- Their trunk is used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and grabbing things
- The trunk has over 100,000 different types of muscles
- An adult elephant can consume up to 300 pounds of food a day
- Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit and bark
- They don't sleep much and they roam around great distances for food
- Their weight is 2.25 to 5.5 tons
- Can live up to 60 years old on average.
- Females are called cows and males are called bulls
- Females usually give birth to one calf every 2 to 4 years
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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