🐘 Elephants 🐘

Gentle and Majestic Creatures

Elephants belong to the mammal family, which means that they have hair, give birth to live young, and feed their babies milk. They have large, thin ears that are used to help cool them down, and have long, powerful trunks. Their trunks can grow to be about six feet long, and can sense the size, shape, and temperature of an object. Elephants use their trunks to help them lift up food, and they also use them to suck up water and pour it into their mouth.
There are two types of elephants: the Asian elephant and the African elephant. Both female and male African elephants have tusks which they use to help find and dig for food. Only the male Asian elephant has tusks. They also use their tusks to help dig for water. Elephants can grow over 13 feet tall and weigh up to 15,000 pounds. I hope they don’t break the scale! Learn more on CoolKidFacts