Elephants
____________________
the
largest
land
animals
in
the
world
.
Elephants
____________________
mammals
.
They
____________________
several
distinctive
features
aside
from
their
large
side
.
Their
long
trunk
is
used
for
breathing
,
smelling
,
____________________
,
feeding
,
____________________
,
lifting
heavy
objects
,
and
trumpeting
.
No
other
animal
____________________
a
nose
with
so
many
uses
.
Elephants
are
equally
remarkable
for
their
tusks
.
They
____________________
enormously
long
teeth
that
continue
to
____________________
throughout
the
elephant's
life
.
They
are
made
of
bony
material
called
ivory
.
Elephants
____________________
always
been
hunted
for
their
tusks
.
The
ivory
is
carved
or
shaped
into
sculptures
,
ornaments
,
and
decoration
.
Adult
elephants
____________________
little
hair
on
their
thick
,
wrinkled
skin
,
but
their
tails
____________________
tipped
with
wiry
hair
,
and
their
eyelashes
can
be
over
12
cm
long
.
____________________
need
a
great
deal
of
food
.
A
big
male
may
____________________
up
to
225
kg
of
plant
material
,
such
as
leaves
,
bark
,
fruit
,
and
grasses
,
a
day
,
and
____________________
between
75
?
150
l
of
water
.
Most
elephants
____________________
in
herds
of
10
to
50
animals
.
The
female
carries
her
unborn
young
for
20
to
22
months
before
birth
,
the
longest
period
for
any
____________________
.
Several
females
usually
help
the
mother
with
the
baby
during
and
after
birth
.
The
baby
needs
nursing
for
two
or
more
years
.
An
elephant
can
live
60
or
70
years
.
Elephants
____________________
____________________
tamed
and
used
to
serve
the
needs
of
people
for
at
least
5
,
000
years
.
Their
____________________
and
strength
have
been
used
to
lift
heavy
objects
,
carry
heavy
loads
,
and
even
lead
armies
into
battle
.
Killing
elephants
for
their
tusks
is
now
forbidden
,
but
illegal
hunting
still
takes
place
.
Also
,
human
settlement
leaves
elephants
with
less
space
to
roam
.
