What detail supports the main idea that elephants live in families?
Baby elephants are incredibly cute
Related female elephants live together
Many elephants have a pair of tusks
There are two kinds of elephants
What detail supports the main idea that elephants don’t stay long in one place?
They quickly strip plant life from an area
The matriarch forces the family to move
They make enemies and must run
Elephants require a lot of space
The main purpose of this book is
to describe two kinds of elephants
to give facts and details about elephants
to explain an elephant’s diet
to demonstrate uses for an elephant’s trunk
A matriarch is ___
a calf
the chief male
an Asian elephant
a female leader
Which is not a detail about elephant bodies?
wrinkled skin
thick legs
long, pointed teeth
small ears
What does herbivore mean?
animals who use herbs
the leader of an elephant family
an adult male elephant
a plant-eating animal
As more people turn wild lands into farms
African elephants attack
none of the above
elephants have fewer places to live
fencing causes problems
An elephant’s trunk can work as
a snorkel
all of the above
a hose
a hand
Why do elephants sometimes cover themselves with dust?
to protect themselves from insects and the sun
to help them hide from poachers
to keep birds away
to hide their smell from other animals
Why are elephants killed?
Their tusks are valuable
People like to eat them
Elephants are dangerous
Bull elephants fight
How do elephants use their trunks?
To pick up food, drink, dust baths, spray water
Why do elephants move so much?
They are herbivores and eat a lot of leaves, so need to find new trees.
What does ENDANGERED mean?
Number of animals is getting very close to extinction
What is a watering hole?
a place where elephants drink and bathe
How is an elephant's trunk similar to a snorkel?
They both can be used to breathe underwater
How many types of elephants are there?
2- Asian and African
