Enormous Creatures of the Earth By Jack S I ntroduction Elephants scientific name is L oxodonta a fricacana and Elephas maximus African and A sian Elephants are an endangered species ID: 575077
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Elephants!
Enormous Creatures of the Earth
By: Jack S.Slide2
Introduction
Elephant’s scientific name is Loxodonta
africacana and Elephas maximus (African and Asian)Elephants are an endangered species
There are a lot of different kinds of elephants—up to 40 different kindsThe most common elephant is the African Gray ElephantElephants live up to 70 years long Slide3
What an Elephant Looks Like
Height is 5-15 feet tallThey are largest land animal The length is 30 feet
They weigh 5,000 to 6,000 poundsSlide4
More About How it L
ooks Like
They have dark grey thickTheir ears are large and floppyThey have legs as big as a tree trunkThe males are bigger than the femalesSlide5
Where Elephants Lives
Elephants live in Africa and Asia African elephants live in tropical forests, savannas, grasslands, and woodlandsAsia elephants live in tropical rain forests
Their habitat is getting smaller Slide6
Climate
About 8 % of Africa gets 10 to 12 inches of rain fallThe temperature changes each season Summer is the wet season and temperatures are very hot, 80-90 degrees
There is a dry season and a rainy seasonSlide7
Landforms
Savanna plains are rolling grasslands dotted with treesGrasslands have grass all year long and few trees and shrubs Woodlands are areas covered with trees and shrubsForests have a canopy of treetops that keep out the sun Slide8
What Elephants Eat
They are herbivoresThey eat leaves, bamboo, bark, roots, and grassThey eat farmer’s crops
Elephants get their water by finding a near by riverSlide9
What Eats Elephants
Types of animals that eat elephants are lions, tigers, and hyenasIf there is a baby elephant around a vulture will attack Humans kill elephants for their tusks
Crocodiles eat babies elephants in the water Slide10
How Elephants Act
Their sense of smell helps them to stay with their familyThey also use there trunks to lift water to their mouths
They make a rumbling sound what humans can not hear to scare the prey offIf they get mad they will charge 40 miles per hourSlide11
How They Take C
are of Their Babies
Babies are cared for all the females in the herdMother elephants are pregnant for 2 yearsElephants babies stay with there mothers at least 3-5 years Babies weigh at least 200-225 poundsSlide12
What Elephants Look Like to Help
Them Survive
The tusks help them rip bark off trees and fight off attackers There are pads cushions under there feet to help carry there weight They use their trunks to hold things, breath, smell, fight off enemies , drink, and eatThey have 1 or 2 finger like parts at the end of their trunk to pick up small thingsSlide13
How Elephants Act to Survive
The females live in a herds so they can all take care of the babies and keep them safe They are able to eat 700 pounds of food a day and drink 50 gallons of water to stay bigthey spray water on their backs to keep cool
The mom will slap its ears on its head to warn the babies for dangerSlide14
What's Inside Elephants That Helps
Them SurviveThe cavities keep the brain from being hurt
Elephants have strong muscles to run fast Their bones are massive and have no marrow which makes them strong enough to support their bodiesthe blood vessels in their ears work as a cooling systemSlide15
Elephant Fun Facts
Elephant’s trunk has 100,000 muscles Elephants ears are 5 feet longElephants sleep for 4 hours during the night and 2 hours in the dayThey get sad when another elephant dies