Information Report on Elephants

Introduction

Elephants are the world’s largest mammals which are animals that have fur
and live on land. Indian and African Elephants don’t have a lot common. 
African Elephants live in the continent of Africa and Indian Elephants also known as 
Asian Elephants live in the continent of Asia. African Elephants are much bigger than 
Asian Elephants. Baby Elephants are called calves and like all mammals they drink off 
their mother's milk.They are also hairy.

Special Features

Elephants grow their tusks for their entire life.They use their tusks to dig and to fight with. 
Elephants use their ears to cool off. They have poor eyesight but an amazing sense of 

smell and hearing. Baby calf Elephants are 2-3 feet tall.

Diet

Elephants are herbivores that are animals that feeds on plants.

All Elephants eat twigs, bark, leaves and fruit. They eat more than their Appetite. 

Elephants weigh upto 12,000 pounds and they drink upto 30 gallons of water everyday.

Family

There are two different types of Elephants which are African Elephants and Asian 
Elephants. Male Elephants are called bulls. When the Male Elephants grow older they go 
their separate ways and do things by themselves. African Elephants have wrinkly skin but 
Indian Elephants don't have as much wrinkly skin as African Elephants do. The Indian Elephants
are much smaller than the African Elephants, they also have smaller ears and have a 

hump back.

Endangerment

One hundred Elephants are killed per day, and there is up to one hundred Elephants 

that are being slaughtered at least once a day. Indian Elephants population is on the tip 
of the cliff for extinction. This is due to people killing the elephants to get their tusks for ivory, 
then they trade the ivory to get money. If Elephants tusks break they can grow back, 
only if the root of the Elephants tusks isn't damaged. Poaching is more aimed at Male 
Asian Elephants because only the male elephants carry tusks that grow big. Poaching and
killing these Elephants is mostly done in Africa.

Conclusion

In my opinion I think Poaching should stop immediately, people should stop and think 

before going and killing these animals. People need to think about this before killing 
harmless animals/Elephants. We need to admire these beautiful and wonderful animals, 
they do no harm to us so why kill them. The elephant population is under threat. In time we 
will have no elephants to admire and view if this poaching does not stop.