Elephants are large mammals found in Africa and India. They have tusks, a trunk, big ears, and bulky legs. Elephants live in grasslands and savannahs and eat leaves, grass, fruit, and bark. They have no set breeding season and live in herds led by the oldest females. Humans threaten elephants by poaching them for their tusks and skin, while elephants help the environment through fertilizing the soil with their dung. Protecting elephants could involve fining poachers.