FACTS ABOUT ELEPHANTS

 An elephant herd can have 5-1,000 individuals and it is led by an old female, called matriarch. A herd can contain females and their calves. Young males are driven away from the family when mature.

 The newborn calf is 33 in (83 cm) tall and weighs about 250 pounds (112 kg).

 Female elephants spend their entire lives living in large groups called herds. Male elephant leave their herds at about 13 years old and live fairly solitary lives from this point.

 An elephant eats daily during the dry season kg of food and drinks 80 liters of water, while during the rainy season they eat kg of food daily. eats daily during the dry season kg of food and drinks 80 liters of water, while during the rainy season they eat kg of food daily.

 An elephant can use its tusks to dig for ground water. An adult elephant needs to drink around 210 litres of water a day.

 Elephants have large, thin ears.  Elephants can swim – they use their trunk to breathe

 Elephants are herbivores and can spend up to 16 hours days collecting leaves, twigs, bamboo and roots

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