Elephants by Vanessa

I did research on elephants. I chose the elephants because they are my favorite animal. A little bit information about elephants are that people use their tusks for jewelry. Also, that they are endangered. Plus, they have long trunks.

In this paragraph I am going to about what elephants look like. Elephants are 8.2-13 feet tall. Baby elephants weigh 500 pounds, adult elephants weigh about 600-1400 pounds. All elephants are gray and their tusks are white. They have long trunks to drink water, and tusks to fight with.

Do you know what elephants look like? They are herbivores which means they only eat plants. Thier most favorite foods are berries, grass, and herbs. They also like grass. Kate Petty told, “ An elephant can drink 35 gallons of water in a day.”

Elephants live in not many different places. They live in Africa and Asia. Some of the countries are, Congo, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Oman and, South Africa. Elephants also live in some parts of Asia.

In this paragraph I am going to talk about how elephants travel, how they live, and what sounds they make. Elephants walk around on the ground. Elephants make trumpeting noises. They only make trumpeting noises if they are excited or if there is danger and especially if they are drinking water. Elephants live in groups with their families. Adult male elephants do not live with groups.

I also learned how elephants affect people. They affect us because people make jewelry out of their tusks. Also, back then people used to kill elephants and eat them. They sometimes trample on people's crops in India and Asia.

Some of the interesting facts about elephants are that they hug by wrapping their trunks. Elephants are very playful. They also grow up to be 60-70 years old. They are very smart. Also, they have very large brains. Kate Petty wrote, “ People in India and other countries worship gods with elephant heads.”

In conclusion, I learned a lot about elephants. I learned how much an elephant weighs, which is 500-1400 pounds. I also learned how tall an elephant weighs, which is 8.2-13 feet. I learned how old an elephant is when they are old, which is 60-70 years old. Lastly, I learned that elephants do not eat meat.