'ELEPHANTS' BY: JOHN BONNETT WEXO AND 'AFRICAN ELEPHANTS' BY: ROLAND SMITH

I chose this topic because...

• Elephants are my all time favorite animal.
• I don't know too much about them.
• I want to raise elephant awareness.

THE MAIN IDEA
The main idea is simply elephants. Elephants are an important species with a lot of problems.

Facts

• African elephants have ears the same shape as their continent.
• Elephants walk on their toes.
• They are held up by a large pad to help them walk.
• They can use their trunks as snorkels.
• Elephant are not afraid of mice.

Facts (Continued)

• Elephants drink 15,500 gallons of water each year.
• They also eat 100,000 lbs of hay every single year.
• Elephants have 6 sets of teeth in their lifetime.
• They lose their 6th pair at 60, and they can't chew food, so they die.
• There are over 600 types of elephants.

Vocab

• bull-male
• cow-female
• calf-baby
• matriarch-female leader
• nomad-animal who wanders from place to place.

MOST INTERESTING FACT
The most interesting fact I've learned is elephants are killed illegally by poachers because their tusks are made of ivory. This was interesting because I don't understand the reasoning of a person to kill a helpless animal.