Characteristics: The Asian elephant is smaller than the African elephant. They have smaller ears (compared to the African elephant), a domed forehead and rounded back.
African elephants are the largest living land animals, although some forest-dwelling African elephants are small.
Males stand 9 to 10 feet tall and weigh up to 15,000 pounds. Females are smaller and weigh up to 9,000 pounds. African elephants live in herds.
Their life span is up to 60 years (more than 80 years in captivity)
The baby elephant is called a calf and is about three feet tall and weighs 200 pounds at birth.
The most distinctive and unusual external feature of the elephant is the flexible, muscular trunk for which the trunk is an elongated nose.

Habitat: The African elephant is native to many parts of southern, central, and eastern Africa. It lives in forests, grasslands, river valleys, and deserts. Asian elephants live in tropical grassy plains and rain forests.

Diet: Adults consume 300 and 350 pounds of vegetation each day and may also consume soil for its mineral content.