ELEPHANTS

Elephants are large mammals. They are the biggest mammals living on land today. Their skin is gray and very thick.
Elephants use their huge ears to keep themselves cool. The most amazing feature of elephant is trunk, which is used for
reaches high branches, drinking, transferring food to its mouth, bathing and smelling danger. Its enormous upper teeth are
tusks which are used for getting food and fighting.
African and Asian elephants are the only two species left. Asian Elephants are smaller and easy to train. African
elephants have larger ears. They need their ears to keep them cool in their hot climate.
Elephants are herbivores and eat grasses, leaves, twigs, and fruit. They can reach leaves on tall trees using their trunks.
Working elephants clear forest, provide transport, move logs and take parts in the parades. They have done this in Asia
for hundred years.
Baby elephants take two years to develop. After birth, they live on their’s mother milk for three years and then using their
trunks to put food into their mouth.
Many elephants have been killed by poachers who sells their tusks to ivory traders. Elephants need to be protected
because their numbers are decreasing.

Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):

T F
1. Asian Elephants are easier to train than African Elephants
2. Elephants nurse their baby elephants
3. Asian Elephants have bigger ears than the African ones.
4. Elephants are killed for their skin
5. Elephants eat plants
Answer the following questions based on the information from the text!
1. Why are there more working elephants in Asia than in Africa?
2. How long do the baby elephants stay with their mothers?
3. How do the elephants help human to do their work?
4. Why do the poachers kill elephants?
5. Since the elephants is endangered animals? Do you have any idea to help them?
Find the words in the text to complete the sentences
1. Elephants are __________________ because they are warm-blooded and give birth babies.
2. _______________ are animals that only eat plants.
3. Many endangered animals need to be ___________________
4. The elephants’ trunk is used for ________________ food to its mouth.
5. Elephants numbers are __________________ because of the poachers.

ELEPHANTS

Elephants are large mammals. They are the biggest mammals living on land today. Their skin is gray and very thick.
Elephants use their huge ears to keep themselves cool. The most amazing feature of elephant is trunk, which is used for
reaches high branches, drinking, transferring food to its mouth, bathing and smelling danger. Its enormous upper teeth are
tusks which are used for getting food and fighting.
African and Asian elephants are the only two species left. Asian Elephants are smaller and easy to train. African
elephants have larger ears. They need their ears to keep them cool in their hot climate.
Elephants are herbivores and eat grasses, leaves, twigs, and fruit. They can reach leaves on tall trees using their trunks.
Working elephants clear forest, provide transport, move logs and take parts in the parades. They have done this in Asia
for hundred years.
Baby elephants take two years to develop. After birth, they live on their’s mother milk for three years and then using their
trunks to put food into their mouth.
Many elephants have been killed by poachers who sells their tusks to ivory traders. Elephants need to be protected because
their numbers are decreasing.

Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):

T F
1. Asian Elephants are easier to train than African Elephants
2. Elephants nurse their baby elephants
3. Asian Elephants have beigger ears thena the African ones
4. Elephants are killed for their skin
5. Elephants eat plants
Answer the following questions based on the information from the text!
1. Why are there more working elephants in Asia than in Africa?
2. How long do the baby elephants stay with their mothers?
3. How do the elephants help human to do their work?
4. Why do the poachers kill elephants?
5. Since the elephants is endangered animals? Do you have any idea to help them?
Find the words in the text to complete the sentences
1. Elephants are __________________ because they are warm-blooded and give birth babies.
2. _______________ are animals that only eat plants.
3. Many endangered animals need to be ___________________
4. The elephants’ trunk is used for ________________ food to its mouth.
5. Elephants numbers are __________________ because of the poachers.