hugh workman elephants
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ElephantsElephants
Loxodonta AfricanaLoxodonta Africana
By: Hugh WBy: Hugh W
Fessenden gr.6Fessenden gr.6
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Scientific ClassificationScientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: ChordataPhylum: Chordata Class: mammaliaClass: mammalia Order: Proboscide Order: Proboscide Family: Elephantidae Family: Elephantidae
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Appearance Appearance
tuskstusks trunktrunk bulky legsbulky legs big earsbig ears
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HabitatHabitat
AfricaAfrica IndiaIndia grasslandsgrasslands savannah savannah
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Life CycleLife Cycle
born liveborn live babybaby adolescence adolescence adults adults no breeding seasonno breeding season
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DietDiet
leavesleaves grassgrass fruitfruit barkbark sometimes saltsometimes salt
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PredatorsPredators
lions lions tigers tigers humanshumans
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How do elephants help How do elephants help the environment the environment
dung can be used for paperdung can be used for paper fertilizerfertilizer
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How do humans interfere How do humans interfere with Elephantswith Elephants
we cut off their tusks to sell themwe cut off their tusks to sell them we kill them for their skin so we can we kill them for their skin so we can
use it for coats use it for coats
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How can we help this How can we help this species survive species survive
we can make a law that poachers we can make a law that poachers should have to pay a fine for should have to pay a fine for hunting elephants hunting elephants
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Other interesting factsOther interesting facts
elephants can uproot small trees elephants can uproot small trees with their trunk with their trunk
Elephants travel in herdsElephants travel in herds
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Source Source
scholastic encyclopedia of animalsscholastic encyclopedia of animals www.aboutelepants.com Elephants wikipediaElephants wikipedia