The African Elephantby kian crowley

Facts• The African elephant is the largest

land animal in the world• The elephants weigh (on average)

6000kg = 6.6 tons and measure up to 3.3 metres = 10ft

• The massive ears help them in the hot African climate , the ears cool

them down when its really hot

About their trunks • Their trunks are about 7 ft long • It’s so strong it can kill a lion stone

dead with one hit • If the elephant has too much water

and it’s going on a journey it stores 4.5 litres of water for the journey

ahead

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 picof the oldest elephant

Their feet• It’s 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

Skin • The skin looks really tough but it’s

not, it’s 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 U.V. light rays from

the sun

Sense of smell and hearing• The African elephant is the only

elephant and animal who can smell up to 50 miles

• Their hearing is also like their 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

Pictures

Male africian elephant Female africian elephant