The African elephant is the biggest animal on land.
An elephant has gray, wrinkly skin.
Mud or water keeps sun and bugs off its skin.
Asian elephants live in India and Southeast Asia.
African elephants live on the savanna.
They live in the rain forest, too.
Elephants eat grass, leaves and bark.
A tusk is a long front tooth. It keeps growing.
A baby elephant is called a calf.
A newborn calf stands about 3 feet tall. That is about 1 meter.
Words to know
- tusk: long front tooth
- savanna: grassy land
- calf: baby elephant
- wrinkly: full of folds
