August 12 is World Elephant Day!
Did you know? There are three species of elephants. The three species are the African savanna elephant (also called the bush elephant), the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
Elephants are the largest land animals in the world! Savanna elephants are the largest of the three species: large adult males can weigh over 14,000 pounds (6,350 kg).
Elephants are herbivores (plant-eaters) and they need to eat lots of food! Elephants eat grass, leaves, fruit, seed pods, bark, and roots. They can eat 330 – 660 pounds (150 – 300 kg) of food per day. They also need to drink lots of water to stay hydrated.
Learn more about elephants
Learn about an organization that has found ways to help humans and desert elephants coexist in Namibia.
We chat to Phyllis Lee about the Amboseli Elephant Trust’s longterm study of elephants.
Learn about innovative fences that are helping keep crops safe from elephants.
Forest elephants are a species of elephant found in the rainforests of central and west Africa.
Humans have big brains. Elephants have even bigger brains. And like us, they are also good at puzzles.
Scientists used genetic signals in elephant poop to learn that there are about about 95,000 forest elephants in Gabon.
Elephant activities
Learn tricks for identifying individual animals.
African savanna word search.
Search the forest to find 30 types of animals.
Go on a matching safari!
Color by number to reveal the elephant!
Can you spot the difference?
Give these elephant drawing activities a go!
Have some fun! Learn how to draw these three large African mammals: From Nature’s Giants magazine, courtesy of Wild Nature Institute. Illustrator: Kayla Harren.
Repurpose items from home to make this fun craft!
Coloring page!
