Elephants

The elephant is the largest land animal. A baby elephant weighs about 250 pounds when born. An adult elephant can weigh up to 3,000 pounds. Elephants use their trunks for more than raising them and making noises. With its trunk, an elephant can drink over 50 gallons of water in one day, and also use it for picking up food to eat, and dusting themselves with dirt. Elephants can live over 60 years. Elephants can travel over 5,000 miles in a year.