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Transcript of Elephant PowerPoint for Genious Hour
By: Sydney Schlichtkrull
*Elephants
*Asian Elephants
*Asian elephants live in the scrub forests of India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia.
*Asian males have tusks, but Asian females do not.
*They live in the forests and grasslands.
*They travel far to get food and water. Asian elephants eat leaves, grass, and other plant parts.
*They dig for roots and water with their tusks.
*They reach for fruit with their trunks.
*Elephants spend most of their day eating.
*Asian Elephants
*Baby Asian elephants are called calves. They weigh about 200 pounds and 91 kilograms at birth.
*Elephants are fully grown by age 17. They can live to be 60 years old.
*Asian elephants are a little smaller than African elephants. Asian elephants can weigh up to 11,000 pounds and 4,990 kilograms.
*Asian elephants have lite gray skin.
*Fun Facts
*Elephants do not need very much sleep.
*Elephants cannot jump.
*African Elephants
*African elephants are huge mammals.
*They can stand 13 feet and 4 meters tall.
*African elephants have thick, gray skin and large ears.
*They use their two tusks to dig and to fight off enemies. They tear bark from trees with their tusks.
*The tusks of an African elephant weighs about 50-100 pounds.
*African Elephants
*African elephants live in Africa.
*They find food on flat, grassy savannas.
*Elephants need trees and water to stay cool in the hot sun.
*Every day, elephants eat more than 200 pounds and 91 kilograms of food. They grab grass, fruit or leaves with their trunks.
*Where they live
*African elephants live in savannas and woodlands in Africa. 2 species of elephants live in Africa-Savanna elephants and Forest elephants.
*Indian elephants live in 11 counties including India and Indonesia and go between forests and grasslands depending on where there is more food.
*Sumatran elephants are found only in Sumatran and they like living in forests.