the elephant family · elephants and their babies. the oldest mother is called the matriarch who is...
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The Elephant Family
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Match the word to the correct explanation:
MATRIARCH •
HERDS •
FEMALES •
MALES •
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Leaves the herd between the ages of 7 and 12
Stay in their herds for life
Familygroups
The oldest mother and leader of the herd
Elephants live in family groups called HERDS. Herds are made up of all the mother elephants and their babies. The oldest mother is called the MATRIARCH who is the leader of the herd. Female elephants stay in their herds for life, but the male elephants leave between the ages of 7 and 12.
The matriarch knows everything the herd needs to know to survive. Elephants love and support their families just as we do.
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Baby ElephantsAnswers:1.planteaters;2.16-20hoursperday;3.getfruitandleavesfromtrees
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Ababyelephantiscalledacalf.Theyonlystandabout3feettallwhentheyarebornandstayveryclosetotheirmothersforthefirstfewmonths.Theystarttoeatplantsfromaboutfour
monthsbutstilldrinktheirmother’smilkforatleastanother2yearsormore.Atfirst,babyelephantsdonotknowhowtousetheirtrunksandcanevensteponthem!
From6-8months,theylearntousetheirtrunktoeatanddrinkandbythetimetheyareayearold,theycanusetheirtrunksverywell.
Drawapictureofyourownbabyelephantinthespacebelow.Whatnameareyougoingtogiveyourelephant?
Mybabyelephant’snameis:...............................................................................................................................
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Elephant AppetitesAnswers:1.planteaters;2.16-20hoursperday;3.getfruitandleavesfromtrees
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Elephantsareplanteaters,orHERBIVORES.Theyeatleaves,roots,grasses,barkandfruits.Theyspend16-20hoursadayeating!Elephantsusetheirtrunkstogetfruitandleavesfromtrees.Theyusetheirtrunkstopulldowntreesandtheirtuskstopullthebarkofftrees.Elephantsdrinkwateronlyonceortwiceaday.
Colourthepicturethenanswerthefollowingquestionsbytickingthecorrectbox.1.Elephantsare: nplanteatersnmeateaters2.Elephantscaneatupto: n2hoursperdayn16-20hoursperday3.Elephantsusetheirtrunksto: ngetfruitandleavesfromtreesnsiton
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Spot the Difference
Asian
African
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There aretwo main groups of elephants: the African elephant and the Asian elephant. Study the pictures to learn about these differences, then colour the picture.
ONE LOBE OF FLESH ON TIP OF TRUNK
FOUR OR FIVE TOES
THREE TOES
FOREHEAD CURVES
SMOOTHLY
FIVE TOES
FOUR TOES
TALLEST AT SHOULDER BACK
DIPS
EARS COVERS THE SHOULDER
SKIN IS LOOSER AND
MORE WRINKLEDTWO LOBES
OF FLESH ON TIP OF TRUNK
FOREHEAD HAS TWO HUMPS
EARS DO NOT COVER THE SHOULDER
TALLEST AT ARCH OF BACK
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ComprehensionAnswers:1.African,Asian;2.savannah;3.herbivores;4.herds;5.matriarch;6.oldest
African•Asian•savannahherbivores•herds•matriarch•oldest
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Readthestorythenanswerthequestionsbelowusingthewordbanktohelpyou.Thencolourthepicture.
1.Namethetwomaingroupsofelephant:...................................................................................................................
and..................................................................................................................
2.ThetwospeciesofAfricanelephantareforestand..........................................................................
3.Allelephantsare..................................................................................................................
4.Allelephantsliveinfamilygroupscalled.................................................................................................................
5.Theleaderoftheherdiscalledthe................................................................................................................................
6.Thematriarchisusuallythe...............................................................................................................................female.
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Therearetwomaingroupsofelephants.TheyaretheAfricanandAsianelephant.TheAfricanelephanthastwodifferentspecies–theforestandsavannahelephants.Asavannahisagrassland.Allelephantsareherbivoresandliveinfamilygroupscalledherds.Amatriarchistheleaderoftheherdandusuallytheoldestfemale.Sheistheonewhokeepsthegrouptogether.
Elephant Word Search
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Find the elephant words hidden in the word search. Remember they can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal or backwards. Colour the pictures.
c s b n a c i r f at a d j k l a p r oc v t r u n k u u fs a b i e r i b i ym e l e p h a n t sh a a f k r o l n et r u s k s u t e vn s t n a l p e s ab p j i n a i s a eh c r a i r t a m l
african • asia • elephants • herds fruit • leaves • bark • tusks • trunk ears • matriarch • calf • plants
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Elephant Story
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Write your own elephant story or poem. Use the words in the word bank to help you.
herds • families • matriarch • trunk • tusk teeth • ears • leaves • roots • fruit • bark
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Jumbo Jumble
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Look at the picture below - it’s all jumbled up! Cut out the pieces along the dotted lines and then put the picture back together as shown in the diagram at the bottom of the page. Colour the picture once you have assembled it correctly.
Now see if your friends can do the puzzle.
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Quick on the DrawAnswer: African
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Learn how to draw an elephant by following the easy step-by-step numbers. Draw your own elephant in the space provided then colour your picture.
1
23 4
56
7
8 910
11
12 13
Did you draw an African or Asian elephant? .......................................................................................................
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Elephant Paper Plate
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Make your own elephant face. You will need:• Paper plate• Glue• Scissors• Coloured pencilsTrace or cut out the eyes, ears and trunk below and glue them to the paper plate as shown in the diagram.
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