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Elephants

Species 3
Diet Herbivore
Height 10 to 11 ft
Length 18 to 24 ft
Weight 5.2 to 6.9 tonnes
Lifespan Up to 70 years
Classification Mammalia > Proboscidea > Elephantidae
Conservation Status Endangered and Critically Endangered
Habitat Forests, Savannahs

Learning Point

  • As the largest living animal no land, the Elephant is an important part of human history. They have been used as weapons and as tools in various societies. They are good parents, caring for their young and protecting them from harm. Despite this, they are endangered, with the African Elephant being listed as critically endangered.

Project

  • Draw your favourite species of Elephant.
  • Overview
  • X-Ray
African Elephant
By Muhammad Mahdi Karim FacebookThe making of this document was supported by Wikimedia CH. (Submit your project!)For all the files concerned, please see the category Supported by Wikimedia CH.العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ português do Brasil ∙ rumantsch ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ українська ∙ தமிழ் ∙ +/− – Own work, GFDL 1.2, Link
Indian Elephant
By Yathin S Krishnappa – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Forest Elephant
By Thomas Breuer – In the Shadows of the Congo Basin Forest, Elephants Fall to the Illegal Ivory Trade Gross L PLoS Biology Vol. 5, No. 4, e115 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050115Available online here and here, CC BY 2.5, Link
Skeleton of Elephant
By Sklmsta – Own work, CC0, Link

Location

Located in Africa, Asia

Fun Facts

  • They are the largest living land animal.
  • Elephant tusks are two of their incisor teeth, and can be used as a weapon or to move things.
  • African Elephant have larger ears than Indian Elephants.
  • There are over 180 extinct animals that are categorised as elephants.

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