T H E   E L E P H A N T

By Andrea Mandzuk

 

This African Elephant lives in Indonesia.             

 

picture from http://www.worldwildlife.org/elephants/

 

 

 

B A S I C   I N F O R M A T I O N

 

 

picture from http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Elephant&page=6

picture from http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Elephant&page=6

D I D   Y O U   K N O W

 

 

•  The Elephant is the largest animal that lives on land.
•  Elephants are commonly used in the circus, they can lie down, roll over, dance, and preform other tricks
• Elephants communicate in many different ways, including postures, gestures, odors, and, especially, sounds
• Elephants usually eat for about 16 hours everyday.
• Elephants like to roll around in mud because it protects them from the bugs, and the harmful rays of the sun.
• The Elephants most keen sense of touch is in its trunk.
• Elephants have very poor eye sight because their eyes are small in relation to their enormous head.
• The Elephant can not turn its head completely. It can only see in front and to the side.
• The largest elephant was 10 tons.
• The Elephant is extremely strong and highly intelligant

 

 B I B L I O G R A P H Y

"Elephants." Elephants. 2007. World Wildlife Fund. 10 Dec. 2007 <http://www.worldwildlife.org/

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 "African Elephants." African Elephants. 2007. 10 Dec. 2007 <http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Loxodonta_africana/more_info.html>. 

Moss, Cynthia. "Elephant." World Book Online Reference Center. 2007. [Place of access.]  10 Dec. 2007 <http://worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar177700>.

 

Moss, Cynthia. "Elephant." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. 1999. 226, 227.