: Males up to 4m
: Females up to 3m

The largest of all land mammals, the Elephant is unmistakable, with its long trunk, and ivory tusks. The trunk of an elephant is the most fascinating organ, it is extremely dexterous, able to pick up very fine objects, with it the elephant is also able to drink and to cool itself off, by sucking water up into its trunk and spaying it out, either into its mouth or over its back in a shower. It is also used to feed with, plucking leaves and branches off trees, and picking up grass. The tusks of the Elephant are used as general tools, for tasks such as digging and stripping trees of bark, but they can make formidable weapons as well. Elephants range widely for food. Elephants feet are cushioned, acting as shock absorbers thus allowing the animal to move very quietly for an animal of its size. Elephants have a very complex social structure and calves are very dependent on their mothers for the first years of their lives. They are slow developers when compared with other animals, with the females only having their first calve at about the age of 11 years, and bulls not competing for mating rights before the age of about 20 years.