Elephants belong to the category of herbivores. They spend 16 hours a day to collect food. Food consists of at least 50% grass, plus leaves, twigs, roots, and a little fruit, seeds and flowers. Because elephants only digest 40% of the food he eats, they have to consume large amounts of food. Adult elephant can consume 300 to 600 pounds (140-270 kg) of food per day.
Elephants live in a structured social order. Social lives of male and female are very different. Females spent most of his life in a family group consisting of mother, daughter, sister, and aunt.
The group is led by the oldest female elephant and an elephant when the female is pregnant, then 2-3 other female elephant will accompany the mother elephant to give birth.
Elephant skull hefty, contains a very intelligent brain. Therefore, elephants have very good memories and rarely forget orders - orders that have been taught. An elephant is able to remember the 25 commandments and was able to make a tool to their own use, as an example, an elephant will break the wooden pole to scratch his back.
Elephants live in a structured social order. Social lives of male and female are very different. Females spent most of his life in a family group consisting of mother, daughter, sister, and aunt.
The group is led by the oldest female elephant and an elephant when the female is pregnant, then 2-3 other female elephant will accompany the mother elephant to give birth.
Elephant skull hefty, contains a very intelligent brain. Therefore, elephants have very good memories and rarely forget orders - orders that have been taught. An elephant is able to remember the 25 commandments and was able to make a tool to their own use, as an example, an elephant will break the wooden pole to scratch his back.
Elephant Pictures And Photos
Elephant Scientific Tables
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Proboscidea |
| Family | Elephantidae |
| Genus | - |
| Scientific Name | Loxodonta Africana |
| Conservation Status | Threatened |
| Color | Grey |
| Habitat | Rainforest and flood plains |
Elephant Names In Another Language
| Animal Names In English | Elephant |
| Animal Names In Japanese | Zō |
| Animal Names In Arabic | فيل |
| Animal Names In Bahasa Indonesia | Gajah |
| Animal Names In German | Elefanten |









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