The A frician Elephant by kian crowley 

1. The Africian Elephantby kiancrowley

2. Facts The africian elephants are the largest land animal in the world The elephants weigh (on average) 6000kg = 6.6 tons and measuring up to 3.3 metres = 10ft The massive ears help them in the hot africian climate , the ears cool them down when its really hot

3. About their trunks Their trunks are about 7 ft long Its so strong it can kill a lion stone dead with one hit If the elephant has too much water and its going on a journey it stores 4.5 litres of water for the journey ahead

4. lifespan The males lifespan is 60yrs to 85yrs , the oldest male elephant was 110yrs old The females lifespan id 50yrs to 75yrs , the oldest female elephant was 85yrs old This is a pic of the oldest elephant

5. Thier feet Their feet are really spongy on the bottom and it has 4 or 6 toenails The spongy bit absorbs the water and takes the impact of its stride If they step on thorny sticks or briars it will hurt them as it does not go into the foot

6. Skin The skin looks really tough but its not its really sensitive They cover themselves in mud and dust to keep the pests off them The mud and dust also help by blocking off the uv light rays from the sun

7. Sense of smell and hearing The africian elephant is the only elephant and animal who can smell up to 50 miles There hearing are also like the sense of smell no other animal has it , the only difference is their hearing it can go up to 25 miles away which is half of the sense of smell

8. Pictures Male africian elephant Female africian elephant