African Elephant Svishcheva Daria Form 4 A African

African Elephant Svishcheva Daria Form 4 A

African Elephant The African elephant is the largest animal on Earth. There are two kinds of African Elephant: African savanna and African forest. The African elephants found in tropical regions of Africa. Elephants are found, south of the Sahara, in 37 different countries in Africa. But are most popular in Southern and Eastern Africa. Elephants have massive bodies and heads. Elephants have large ears. African elephants have very small eyes. And they have poor eyesight. They usually have 28 teeth. And they have two big tusks. Elephants have trunk. The trunk is very flexible. The elephants use trunk for picking up food, feeding from trees and drawing up water. Elephants spend more then 16 hours a day eating. Elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day. They eat fruits, leaves and tall grasses. Elephants can swim very well. But they can’t jump. They can walk and run. And also they can play football. Elephants do not have any specific mating season. The gestation period for elephant is 20-22 months. Calves (baby of elephant) weight about 120kg at birth. The male elephant is much larger than the female. Males elephants grow up to 3.5m and Females up to 2.7m. Males can weight up 6 tons and females up to 3 tons. The life of an elephant is up to 60 years. Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures. And they are famed for their memory and intelligence. Their intelligence level equals to dolphins. African elephants are highly intelligent. Elephant’s brains are larger than those of any other animals. Thanks to zoos, we can see African Elephant in Moscow. We can see what the elephant is like, hear sounds of elephant . I really like this animal.