Elefantes

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/elefantes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Elephantidae
2. What is the conservation status?African Forest Elephant: Critically Endangered; African Savanna Elephant: Endangered; Asian Elephant: Endangered
3. What are the main differences between African and Asian elephants?African elephants have larger ears, bigger tusks on males, and two fingers on their trunk tip, while Asian elephants have smaller ears, tusks in both sexes, and one finger on their trunk.
4. How do elephants help the places where they live?They clear trees to keep grasslands open, spread seeds with their dung, dig water holes for other animals, and create paths that other wildlife can use.

Proboscidea: An order of mammals that includes elephants and their extinct relatives, characterized by a trunk and tusks.
Ecosystem Engineer: An organism that significantly modifies its environment, impacting other species and ecosystem processes.
Infrasonic: Sound frequencies below the range of human hearing, used by elephants for long-distance communication.
Anthropogenic: Originating from human activity, referring to environmental changes caused by humans.