25 Fun Facts About Elephants
Discover 25 fun and fascinating facts about elephants! Learn about their size, intelligence, social behavior, communication skills, and more. Perfect for animal lovers and wildlife enthusiasts.

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African elephants can weigh up to 14,000 pounds (6,350 kg).
African Savannah (bush), African Forest, and Asian elephants.
That’s more than the human body has in total!
They use it to breathe, smell, touch, trumpet, drink, and grab things.
Their sense of smell is incredibly powerful.
Elephants have been seen using sticks to scratch themselves or swat insects.
They use their trunk as a snorkel in deep water.
The phrase “an elephant never forgets” is based on truth!
Flapping them helps cool their blood.
They show empathy and grief, often touching and staying with the body for hours.
A female leads the herd, usually the oldest and wisest.
They can weigh up to 250 pounds (113 kg) at birth!
Around 22 months—almost 2 years!
Calves especially enjoy chasing birds and sliding in the mud.
These are low-frequency sounds humans can’t hear, which travel miles.
Vibrations from the ground help them detect distant herds or danger.
Tusks can grow over 10 feet long!
Especially in Asian elephants, only some males grow them.
Mud protects their skin from sunburn and insect bites.
A sign of high intelligence—very few animals can do this!
And sometimes even longer in protected environments.
Just like humans are right- or left-handed!
A spongy pad in their feet helps support their weight.
Up to 300 pounds (136 kg) of food in a day—mostly plants.
Elephants build bonds and help each other throughout life.
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