All About Elephants

• There are two types of Elephants, Asian and African
• Elephants are the largest land mammal in the world
• Elephants live in Asia and Africa
• African elephants are larger than Asian elephants and have larger ears
• A female elephant is called a cow
• A male elephant is called a bull
• A baby elephant is called a calf
• Elephants travel in a herd (10 or more elephants) led by a female
• Elephants eat plants and vegetables but no meat
• Elephants eat grass, leaves, shrubs, branches, fruit
• They spend 16 hours a day eating
• Elephants sleep about 2 hours per day
• Elephants like to swim