| ELEPHANTS IN GENERAL |
| There are two types of elephant -the African and yhr Asian(or indian) |
| African elephants are a much larger size overall |
| The African elephant has larger ears than the Asian |
| AFRICAN ELEPHANTS |
| African elephants are the worlds largest land mammal |
| The can grow to be a height of 4m and the weight of 7000kg |
| Its tusks can weigh 1000kg |
| They can charge at a speed of 25mph |
| Similar life expectancy to humans |
| At risk -previously to human hunting but know to loss of habitat |
| African elephants use one tusk more than the outher they are saide to b left or right tusked like humans |
| ASIAN ELEPHANTS |
| An adult Asian elephant weighs about5400kg |
| An adult Asian elephant in the zoo or circus eat about 40kg of hay aday plus vegeteables ad bread |
| Only the males have tusks |
| Females live in heards lead my an elderly female |
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