African Elephant
by Kelsey Dupuy
Classification and Description • Loxodonta Africana • Mammal • Gray wrinkly skin, long trunk, big ears • 10 feet tall; 6 tons
Biome • Eastern Africa • Grassland • Eats more than 300 pounds of food everyday • Migrates
Life Cycle • 1 calf; every 5 years • Stays with mother 2-4 years • Herbivores • Lives 50 years in wild
Adaptations • Teeth called tusks; trunk • Excellent swimmers • Large ears • Stomp
Reasons for Endangered Status • Humans; lions and hyenas • Built farms • Hunted for ivory • Two species left
Conservation • 50,000 Elephant • Poaching laws; conservation act • San Diego Zoo • Educate others; raise money
Resources • • • •
Oria, Douglas. The Elephant Family Book Caroline, Arnold. Elephant Dorothy, Hinshaw. African Elephant Giants of the Land Roland, Smith. African Elephant