Elephants consume about 5% of their body weight and drink 30-50 gallons of water per day. Young elephants must learn how to draw water up their trunks and pour it into their mouths.

Ecological Monitoring

Author J.J.R. Grimsdell
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AWF Focus Areas Protecting Land
Related Heartlands Congo
Kazungula
Kilimanjaro
Limpopo
Maasai Steppe
Samburu
Virunga
Zambezi