There are two main types of elephants, the African elephant and the Indian elephant. The elephant that I have chosen is the African Elephant. The African elephant can be found in Africa, south of the Sahara, where the climate conditions are dry and hot.

Elephant reproduction is unique in many ways. The male genitals are inside the body whereas the female reproductive organs are on the outside; they are very hard to see. It is difficult to tell the two genders apart, which is often a problem when trying to find a mate. The mammary glands on the female which are the same size and shape as the breast of a woman help to identify the gender of an elephant. Another way to identify the gender is the shape of the skulls. Mating is a process, which takes place over the period of a year. Elephants are not predators as they are herbivores, and they are only prey when they are

The elephants have a very simple digestive system. The stomach is not used to break down much food because its main function is storage. When the food then reaches the stomach; it acts as a big storage facility. The feces travel through the small intestines, then through the rear-end. Scientists often use feces to determine the size of an elephant. Food passes quickly through the digestive system before nutrients are absorbed, causing elephants to discard about half the plant material they consume.

The African elephant's eyesight is not very good. It uses its big ears for ventilation and communication. Elephants have good hearing due to their large ears. The elephants make sounds which humans cannot hear which are called infrasound. The elephants can communicate from a distance of 4km.An elephant can raise its trunk in the air and it can smell food or enemies. It can smell a human 1.6 km away. The sense of touch is the keenest sense on the elephant, because the trunk has many sensory hairs at the end of the trunk, which allows it to feel how big the object is and the shape of the object.

Elephants have a total of four teeth, all molars, which have jagged ridges for grinding leaves, stems, and roots. A single tooth can weigh more than 5 kg (11 lb) and measure 30 cm (12 in) in length. Their tusks are used to dig for water, to lift objects, and to defend themselves. The tusks themselves can lift 900kg (2000 pounds). Elephants grow six sets of molars during its lifetime; every set consists of four molars

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