Elephants
Elephant is the largest living land animal.
The elephant is unique from other animals in its appearance. It has a long nose which is also called it's trunk. The elephant's ears are large, wide and flat. Elephants are grey or brownish-black in colour.
It is about 2.7 meters tall. It weighs about 3000 to 6000 kilograms.
The elephant performs many activities with its trunk. The trunk is used to smell food and lift it upto it's mouth. Elephants eat grass, green leaves and fruits.
The trunk is also used to pull down branches of trees to consume the leaves. The trunk is of great use in drinking water as well.
There are 3 types of elephants.
They are the Asian Elephant,
The African Savannah elephant.
The African forest elephant.
Both Male and female African elephants have long tusks. But only male Asian elephants have tusks. Tusks are long teeth projecting out from the mouth of an elephant.
It is unfortunate that more and more African elephants are killed for their ivory tusks.
Likewise the Asian elephants are not fortunate either. Their habitat is destroyed leaving them hungry for food. They move toward the edges of forests into farm lands where they are killed.
They are tamed and used in plantations to carry wooden logs and to carry people in difficult terrains.
They are also trained to perform in circus shows and other events.
There are several stories involving elephants indicating their close relation with humans
Attribution:
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/elephant-facts/
