ElephantsElephants

Loxodonta AfricanaLoxodonta Africana

By: Hugh WBy: Hugh W

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Scientific ClassificationScientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: ChordataPhylum: Chordata Class: mammaliaClass: mammalia Order: Proboscide Order: Proboscide Family: Elephantidae Family: Elephantidae

Appearance Appearance

tuskstusks trunktrunk bulky legsbulky legs big earsbig ears

HabitatHabitat

AfricaAfrica IndiaIndia grasslandsgrasslands savannah savannah

Life CycleLife Cycle

born liveborn live babybaby adolescence adolescence adults adults no breeding seasonno breeding season

DietDiet

leavesleaves grassgrass fruitfruit barkbark sometimes saltsometimes salt

PredatorsPredators

lions lions tigers tigers humanshumans

How do elephants help How do elephants help the environment the environment

dung can be used for paperdung can be used for paper fertilizerfertilizer

How do humans interfere How do humans interfere with Elephantswith Elephants

we cut off their tusks to sell themwe cut off their tusks to sell them we kill them for their skin so we can we kill them for their skin so we can

use it for coats use it for coats

How can we help this How can we help this species survive species survive

we can make a law that poachers we can make a law that poachers should have to pay a fine for should have to pay a fine for hunting elephants hunting elephants

Other interesting factsOther interesting facts

elephants can uproot small trees elephants can uproot small trees with their trunk with their trunk

Elephants travel in herdsElephants travel in herds

Source Source

scholastic encyclopedia of animalsscholastic encyclopedia of animals www.aboutelepants.com Elephants wikipediaElephants wikipedia