DID YOU KNOW ??
There are many differences between African and Asian elephants. African elephants have much larger ears than Asian elephants.
...and both male and female African elephants have tusks, while only male Asian elephants have them.
They are the biggest land mammals in the world.
they normally live up to about 55 to 60 years and somtimes 80 years in captivity.
There are two different types of african elephant.
They are mammals.
DESCRIPTION
they have pale, grey skin and are normally covered with dust or mud. they have very large ears and both sexes have tusks. African elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They are slightly larger than Asian elephants and can be identified by their larger ears that look like the continent of Africa as Asian elephants have smaller, rounded ears.
DIET
Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark. An adult elephant can consume up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of food in a single day.They are herbivores which means they only eat plants.
TUSKS
Both male and female African elephants have tusks that they use to dig for food and water and strip bark from trees. Males use the tusks to battle one another. They also use thier tusks to knock down trees.
TEETH
elephants have four molars. Each weighs about 11lbs and mesures about 12 inches long. As the front pair wear down and drop out in pieces, the back pair shift forward and two new molars emerge in the back of the mouth. Elephants replace their teeth six times. At about 40 to 60 years of age the elephant no longer has teeth and will likely die of starvation, a common cause of death.
