Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A Happy New Elephant


A baby elephant calls for mama. At 120 Kg, elephants are bigger at birth than most adult humans!

Like people, elephants live years with their families. Males strike off on their own around age 14, and females never do.

Elephants are protected, but the ivory trade has hurt their numbers. Their African population, once millions, is now about 600,000.

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