Elephant: The Big 5 and other wild animals

by Megan Emmett

Overview

An introduction to the elephant, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the elephant's physical characteristics, its daily activities, and its family life and home ranges. The book also talks about the conservation of elephants.

This book contains a Glossary and an Index.

The big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780639300108
Publisher:	Awareness Publishing
Publication date:	06/22/2018
Series:	Big 5 and other wild animals
Pages:	68
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.18(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Megan Emmett works in the wildlife industry in South Africa. She completed a B.Tech degree in Nature Conservation and went on to work in a game reserve and park after that. She also worked as a field guide on private safaris in the greater Kruger National Park area. Megan loves studying and writing about wildlife. She has written several books on the topic, produced documentaries for the wildlife television industry, including National Geographic, and contributes articles to magazines like Africa Geographic.

Table of Contents

• Quick facts

• Meet the elephant

• Great big ears

• Useful trunk

• What are tusks for?

• More uses for tusks

• Big teeth

• How the teeth get replaced

• Elephant graveyards

• Male and female elephants

• Senses

• Big feet

• Walking quietly

• Rumbles

• Water

• Swimming

• Mud!

• Family life

• Young bulls and old bulls

• Clans and home ranges

• Social life

• Musth

• Finding a mate

• Food

• Habits

• When danger comes

• Helping the bush

• Elephants and people

• Conservation

• Culling