Information Report: African Elephants

African elephants are very unique in many ways. You shall find out what the African Elephant eats, how
they live, their life cycle, and their predators. Here are six paragraphs ahead that will inform you how very strange and amazing African Elephants are.

African Elephants are a grey color and have small strands of hair all over their wrinkled leathery skin.
They have a long trunk that acts as their nose with two tusks that are a faint yellow or whitish color.
They are a very large.

Moving on, African Elephants eat a variety of leaves, nutritious wood and shrubs, and flowers and
berries, ( When available. ) They find food by instinct and memory, older elephants always lead the herd
to a better source of food and water what they run out.

Now for predators, the African Elephants predators can be, lions, habitat loss caused by housing, and
even us. Some humans hunt the elephants for their tusks, they are called poachers. But don’t think
poachers are evil, because they are not, they are just doing what they think is right.

It all starts as a baby, then after about two years, the calf is weaned, which means it’s mother doesn't let
it have milk anymore. Then it starts becoming more independent. The boys leave the herd and try to get
their own herd. The girls stay in the herd and the life cycle starts all over again.

African Elephants live in the grasslands and rainforests of Africa. The grasslands provide enough food
and water for the herd, but throughout droughts, they may struggle. In the rainforest, they normally have
enough food and water, but after floods, the food might be washed away by flooded streams and ponds.

Here are some other interesting facts about  African Elephants:

• African Elephants are still being poached for their ivory, even after it was banned.
• Elephants can live up to 70 years!
• Elephants are one of the smartest animals in the world.
• Elephants live in groups.

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