Facts on Elephants
- The African Bush Elephant is known to live around 70, but the record is 82 years old.
- The African Bush Elephant's natural habitat is from the Sahara desert to the southern tip of Africa.
- They can weigh up to 8 tons and can be 13 feet tall.
- The African Bush Elephant has a brain that weighs about 11 pounds!
- Their digestive system is weak, so they can only digest about 40% of their food.
- The female African Bush Elephant lets out sound waves to call the males, and they have very strong-smelling pee.
- The female African Bush Elephant can be pregnant for 23 months (about 2 years).
- Their trunks have 40,000 muscles.
- The elephant is the only animal that can not jump.
- They can smell if there is water underground.
- The African Bush Elephants tongue also weighs about 11 pounds!
- Baby African Bush Elephants can weigh 220 pounds at birth.
- The African Bush Elephant can run up to speeds of 25 mph.