African Elephant
By: Jasmijn Haakman
Classification and Description
• Loxodonta Africana
• Mammal• 13 feet;6 tons• Baby has no
tusks
Biome• Savanas of East
Africa• Grasslands;
rainforests• Does not migrate• Constantly on the move for food
Life Cycle
• 1 calf• Herbivores• Grass, leaves, roots and fruit• 50-60 years
Adaptations
• Flap ears• Screeches and trumpets• Mud is
sunblock• Trunks
Reasons for Endangered Status
• Humans• Poaching; deforestation• 70,000 killed in one year• Ivory
Conservation
• 60,000• Banned poaching• No breeding
programs• Reserves and National parks
Fun Facts
• When leader stops all stop
• Tell how feeling by touching;
sniffing• Greet by touching
trunks • Group leader is called matriarch
Resources
• Cole, Melissa. Elephants.
• Schwabacher,Martin. Elephants.
• Zoo Books. Elephants.
• National Geographic KIDS. Elephants.