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FACTS ABOUT ELEPHANTS.  An elephant herd can have 5-1,000 individuals and it is led by an old female, called matriarch. A herd can contain females and.

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1 FACTS ABOUT ELEPHANTS

2  An elephant herd can have 5-1,000 individuals and it is led by an old female, called matriarch. A herd can contain females and their calves. Young males are driven away from the family when mature.

3  The newborn calf is 33 in (83 cm) tall and weighs about 250 pounds (112 kg).

4  Female elephants spend their entire lives living in large groups called herds. Male elephant leave their herds at about 13 years old and live fairly solitary lives from this point.

5  An elephant eats daily during the dry season 150-170 kg of food and drinks 80 liters of water, while during the rainy season they eat 200-280 kg of food daily. eats daily during the dry season 150-170 kg of food and drinks 80 liters of water, while during the rainy season they eat 200-280 kg of food daily.

6  An elephant can use its tusks to dig for ground water. An adult elephant needs to drink around 210 litres of water a day.

7  Elephants have large, thin ears.  Elephants can swim – they use their trunk to breathe

8  Elephants are herbivores and can spend up to 16 hours days collecting leaves, twigs, bamboo and roots

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