ELEPHANTS
Elephants are the largest land mammals of then all and can live up to about 70 years old, they are very strong and are able to lift and move very heavy objects and some countries use them to do work instead of machines.
Male African elephants can weigh up to 7000kg ( 7 tons ) and can grow up to 3 to 4 meters tall. Male Indian elephants are a bit smaller and can weigh up to 5000kg ( 5 tons ) and grow up to about 3 meters tall. African elephants have larger ears than a Indian elephant but event though their ears are very big their hearing is not that good. Their ears also help to keep them cool and the backs of their ears are the softest part of bodies which is called the knuckle.
A male elephant is called a Bull, a female elephant is called a cow and a baby elephant is called a calf and when they are in groups this is called a herd. Usually a female elephant will only have one baby at a time.
Elephants are herbivores and eat all type of vegetation such as grasses, fruit, leaves, bark and much more. They can eat as long as 16 hours and eat as much as 225kg of food a day.
Elephants tusks are made of ivory which are very valuable but unfortunately the elephants can be hunted illegally and killed for them so they can be sold to make money this is very sad that this happens.
I agree Amber, it is very sad that people kill these majestic animals for their ivory.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your information report. I love animals, they are beautiful, gentle creatures. I have ridden an elephant twice, both times in Cambodia. They must have been Asian elephants. I think riding an African elephant would be scary because they are so much taller. Do people ride African elephants?
Did you know that armies used to ride elephants into battle?
Keep up the great writing. Perhaps you could include some pictures of elephants to add interest to your writing?