The African elephant is the largest land mammal, weighing up to 5.4 tons. It has large ears, small eyes, and two tusks, and uses its trunk to drink water which it then sprays into its mouth. African elephants live in forests, savannahs, deserts and river valleys south of the Sahara desert in Africa, and eat around 200kg of leaves, grass and other plants daily, drinking around 190 liters of water per day.

1. African elephants The African elephant is the largest land mammal. It has a heavy, grey body with four legs and a short tail that ends in a bunch of hair. The rest of the body is hairless. The head is large with two huge ears, two small eyes, a trunk and two teeth called tusks.

2. The African elephant's eyesight is not very good.

3. These huge animals can weigh up to 5.4 ton

4. Habitat The African elephant lives in Africa, south of the Sahara desert in tropical forests, savannah areas, deserts and river valleys.

5. Eating habits Elephants drink water by sucking it up with their trunks and spraying it into their mouths.