GENTLE
GIANTS
Elephants
are
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largest
land
animals
.
There
are
two
types
of
elephant
:
the
Asian
,
found
in
India
and
south
-
east
Asia
,
and
the
African
,
which
lives
in
Africa
.
The
African
elephant
is
larger
and
has
much
larger
ears
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the
Asian
elephant
.
An
African
elephant's
large
ears
are
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fans
;
by
moving
them
backwards
and
forwards
the
elephant
keeps
itself
cool
.
Perhaps
the
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unusual
and
characteristic
feature
of
an
elephant
is
its
trunk
,
which
has
many
of
the
same
functions
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a
human
arm
and
hand
.
Despite
the
elephant's
great
size
and
strength
,
it
is
not
nearly
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aggressive
as
many
other
large
animals
.
Elephants
live
in
family
groups
with
a
female
leader
,
usually
the
mother
or
grandmother
of
the
whole
group
.
Perhaps
friendship
is
the
most
interesting
aspect
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elehant
society
.
Because
elephants
can
live
for
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than
seventy
years
,
friendships
can
last
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decades
.
When
elephants
meet
they
touch
each
other's
face
and
body
with
their
trunks
.
Elephants
eat
and
drink
enormous
amounts
.
As
the
dry
season
approaches
,
food
and
water
become
harder
and
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to
find
.
When
there
is
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longer
enough
food
for
them
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eat
,
elephants
may
have
to
walk
up
to
eighty
kilometres
to
find
food
and
water
.
Elephants
take
care
of
each
other
.
If
an
elephant
is
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upset
or
frightened
to
be
able
to
stand
up
,
the
other
elephants
in
the
family
support
it
by
standing
close
and
caressing
it
.
Elephants
are
indeed
wonderful
and
caring
creatures
.