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Elephants

Elephants. By: Amiri Gerald. www.nashvillezoo.org/ elephants2.htm. Habitat. Can live in almost any climate Wild elephants live in Africa and Asia most of African continent south of the Sahara in the mountains of India. African gray with black smooth heads tusks Asian brown with black

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Elephants

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  1. Elephants By: Amiri Gerald www.nashvillezoo.org/ elephants2.htm

  2. Habitat • Can live in almost any climate • Wild elephants • live in Africa and Asia • most of African continent south of the Sahara • in the mountains of India

  3. African gray with black smooth heads tusks Asian brown with black small ears 2 bumps on head no tusks or very small 7 to 10 feet tall 10 to 27 feet long weighs 4 to 6 tons wrinkles in skin long nose (trunk) 4 legs Physical (Unique) Features

  4. Food • 300 pounds of food a day • 16 hours a day • Vegetarians • twigs, grass, fruit, bark, figs, raspberries, plums

  5. Predators • One main enemy • humans: kill for their tusks • wild dogs, coyotes, crocodiles, lions, tigers, & hyenas attack when elephant is a baby, alone, or sick

  6. Interesting Facts • females are in charge • foot does not make a sound when they walk • pick food up and drink water with trunk • it’s nose is a better smeller than most dogs • life cycle: baby-adolescent-adult

  7. Works Cited

  8. Comprehension Questions • 1. Where do elephants live? • 2. Give one similarity and one difference between African and Asian elephants. • 3. What do elephants eat? • 4. Why are elephants killed? • 5. Describe one time when an elephant could be attacked. • 6. How are elephants similar to humans?

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