Elephants are considered herbivorous mammals.

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They have an average lifespan of up to 60 years, growing up to 2 to 3 metres tall and weighing at a whopping 2000 kg to 5000 kg. However, they are currently endangered and that is why it is a major concern right now! (Asian elephants, n.d.)

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They’re no doubt Earth’s largest land animals but they are slightly smaller than their African friends. Although their ears radiate heat and help to keep them cool, they still love sucking water into their trunks and spraying it all over themselves. This helps them to further cool down.

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Another significant body part would be their signature trunks. Their trunks help them to smell, breathe, drink and grab things during meals. Next, their valuable tusks aid them in digging, stripping barks from trees and fighting. However, it is because of their ivory that made them endangered, as they are valuable to some humans. Trade of ivory may be illegal now but that has not been eliminated (Asian Elephant, n.d.).

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Moving on to their sleep cycle, elephants actually do not sleep much and they spend most of their time roaming and foraging for food to sustain their massive bodies (Farndon, 2003).

One interesting fact!
Elephants use their trunks as snorkels when travelling across deep rivers! (Farndon, 2003)