E LEPHANTS
IN THE
H OUSE !
SAYDEE WALTON
I magine you are a elephant in the wild, with
a bunch of. All of those elephants are different
sizes. Big and small. If you were an elephant
what would you do to survive? Would you work
together to survive, or would you be on your
own? It’s your choice!
This is a picture of an elephant. Toot.
This is an elephants herd.
Body Parts
Elephants need their body parts to survive out
in the wild. Without their body parts, they
won’t be able to get leaves from trees, or, get
water from a pond, river, or lake. They won’t
be able to walk without their legs, and legs are
limbs and body parts!
Trunks are one of the most important body
part that elephants need. Katlin, that works at
the elephant sanctuary in Tennessee says,”The
trunk is the most important! It’s like having a
arm, hand, and fingers all in one! Asian
elephants have one finger on the end of their
trunk that allows them to pick up things as
small as jelly beans out of the grass.”
Sanctuaries are places where people take care
of animals. They use them to get food off of
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