Sumatran Elephant

By Alexa

Sumatran Elephant

Name of animalThe name of my

animal is the Sumatran Elephant.

Baby nameThe baby name is a

calf.

Favorite FoodThe babies drink

milk, adults eat leaves, grass.

That elephant milk is powerful stuff.

Parent CareMy animal baby care

is baby stays with mother for 10 or more years in a herd of related females.

Fascinating facts and detailsThe biggest animal

in the rainforest is the Sumatran Elephant.

Three hundred pounds at birth it will become a thousand pound baby in less than two years.

More factsThe elephant baby

sucks on its thumb .Trunks are good for

other things too sniffing, putting food and water into mouth and playing.

More FactsThis calf is part of a

big family called a herd.

More factsThe Sumatran

elephant has smaller ears than other Asian elephants.

More FactsOnly the males grow

tusks which are used to pry bark from trees , dig up roots and used as a weapon.

More factsSumatran elephants

are herbivores.It weighs between

6,000 to 16,000 pounds.

Female elephants are called cows.