National Geographic Readers - Elephants: Level 4

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ELEPHANTS

Level 4 • Independent reader

Elephants

ISBN 978-0-00-826681-3

Adapted by Collins for readers of British English.

Notes for teachers and parents available on collins.co.uk.

9 780008 266813

Laura Marsh

e v o M e On th When animals travel from one region or habitat to another, it is called migration.

Animals migrate in search of food or a mate.

Migration helps animals survive on Earth.

Many animals migrate. The Mali elephant is one of them.

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MIGRATION: Moving from one region or habitat to another for food or a mate red crabs

MATE: Either a male or female in a pair – most animals need a mate to have babies

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What animal‌ Can travel over 145 kilometres a day?

Has tusks used to dig for water and find food?

Is the largest land animal on Earth?

An elephant!

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Asia Sahara desert

Mali

Africa

Elephants live in Africa and Asia. This book is about the elephants that live on the southern border of the Sahara desert in Mali, West Africa.

How Do We Measure Up? An African elephant is so big, it makes a tall man look small.

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SKIN: Wrinkled and grey.

Elephants spray water and dust over their skin to stay cool in the hot sun.

HEIGHT: 2.45–3.95 m tall WEIGHT: 2,270 - 6,350 kg LIFE SPAN: Up to 70 years SIZE: Largest land animal on Earth

FEET: Hooved, with spongy pads that absorb weight.

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EARS: Keep elephants cool by releasing heat.

TUSKS: Used to dig for water and for roots to eat. They are also used to strip bark from trees for a tasty meal.

TRUNK: It’s used for smelling, drinking, breathing, trumpeting and spraying water over the elephant’s body. It has two fingerlike ends for grabbing.

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Elephants are herbivores. They only eat plants, such as roots, grasses, fruit and bark.

Elephants need to eat a lot to fuel their massive bodies – up to 135 kg per day.

That’s like eating 1,200 burgers!

The Mali elephants’ habitat is the woodland area near watering holes.

HERBIVORE: An animal that eats only plants HABITAT: The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally lives

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