This report discusses elephants. It describes the two types of elephants, African and Indian. African elephants are the largest land animal and can live up to 80 years. The report provides details about baby elephants, the trunk, food, habitat, and protecting elephants. It concludes by saying people must help save elephant habitats and protect them to prevent elephants from dying out.

1. Elephants There are two types of elephant. Indian elephants are smaller than African elephants. African elephants are the biggest land animal. They can live to be eighty.

2. Baby Elephants A baby elephant is called a calf. A newborn elephant weighs about 110kg. It is covered in hair. Baby elephants stay in the group until they are about ten years old.

3. The Trunk An elephant’s trunk is really a nose. They use their trunk to drink. They breathe through the trunk. They also use the trunk to break branches and to pick up food.

4. Food Adult elephants eat in the morning and evening. They eat lots of leaves and grass. They use their trunk to suck up water and then squirt it in their mouth.

5. Habitat African elephants live in grasslands and forests. Indian elephants live in jungles. Their habitats are being destroyed.

6. Protecting Elephants Elephants are beautiful animals. People must save their habitat and protect them. Without this help all the world’s elephants will die.

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9. Elephants The first paragraph is general. It tells us about the topic. There are two types of elephant. Indian elephants are smaller than African elephants. African elephants are the biggest land animal. They can live to be eighty. A Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

10. Baby Elephants A baby elephant is called a calf. A newborn elephant weighs about 110kg. It is covered in hair. Baby elephants stay in the group until they are about ten years old. This paragraph gives details about one aspect. A Sub Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

11. The Trunk An elephant’s trunk is really a nose. They use their trunk to drink. They breathe through the trunk. They also use the trunk to break branches and to pick up food. This paragraph gives details about one aspect. A Sub Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

12. Food Adult elephants eat in the morning and evening. They eat lots of leaves and grass. They use their trunk to suck up water and then squirt it in their mouth. This paragraph gives details about one aspect. A Sub Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

13. Habitat African elephants live in grasslands and forests. Indian elephants live in jungles. Their habitats are being destroyed. This paragraph gives details about one aspect. A Sub Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

14. Protecting Elephants Elephants are beautiful animals. People are trying to save their habitat and protect them. Without help all the world’s elephants will die. This is the concluding paragraph. A Sub Heading The verbs (do) are ‘now’ not ‘past’.

15. Reports Elephants Baby elephants The Trunk Food Habitat Protecting elephants General Detail Concluding paragraph

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