African elephant

Key facts

• African elephant lives in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, and Namibia.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 6,000 kg (13,200 lb).
• A typical adult is about 6.5 m (21.3 ft) long.
• It lives about 60 years.
• Diet: herbivore.
• Habitat: savanna.
• African elephants use their huge ears like fans to cool off in the hot sun.