African Elephant By: Rylee

Animal Facts Description The African elephants are usually gray, but can be brown to. They weigh 8,000 pounds to 12,000 pounds. They are 9ft to 11ft tall. African elephants have skin, but not like are kind of skin, because their skin is 2 inches thick. They have trunks that are 18 to 21ft long, and their tusks start to grow at age 1 and keep growing 7 inches each year. Movement One side of the four legs move forward the other side does the same. They don’t move that fast, other animals can walk a lot faster than elephants. Diet The African elephants are bark, roots, crops, herbivores. They eat grasses, leaves, bamboo, bark, roots, crops, bananas, and sugar crane.

Habitat They live in Africa and sometimes can live in forests. Its very hot, dry, and grassy. Their trunks help them get water. The tusk help them defend themselves. The ears are for communicating and making them big to scare off \ predators. Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat.

Life Cycle The African elephant babies are born with live birth, they can have one calf at a time they could have twins, but twins are rare. The African elephants are 10 years old when they go off on their own. A baby elephant is called a calf, the calves weigh between pounds when their born. At birth a calves trunk has no muscle, therefore it will suck through its mouth. It takes several months for a calf to gain full control of its trunk. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. Adults live in groups called herds. Adults are gray with a big trunk, tusk, and ears. Adults live up to about years.

Animal Interactions They spread out there ears to make them look bigger and make trumpeting sounds. They can make rumbling sounds, screams, roars, groans, and squeaks. This is a example of a HERD. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself Humans usually kill elephants for their tusks even though its illegal. They communicate with there own species. A human who just killed a elephant. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc.

Interesting Facts Gross Death When elephants die they rot in 90 degree temperatures. Shorter Than A Bus Elephants are shorter than a bus. A Call Another elephant can hear a elephants call from 4 km away. A pic to accompany fact #2