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