Elephant facts for kids learning English

Elephant Facts


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Did you know?

Elephants are the largest mammals in the world that live on land. They have a gentle personality, and are very sensitive and clever.


Animal facts for kids learning English

Elephants live in family groups. All the babies and females follow the oldest female elephant. The adult males live alone.

English teaching resources: animal readers

Elephants eat leaves, grass and tree barks. They can spend up to 16 hours a day looking for food.

Fun facts about the animals

Elephants can cry, laugh, have incredible memories, and are very intelligent. For example, they can recognize themselves in the mirror. Just few animals are able to do that.

ABC animals: elephant

The most amazing feature of the elephant is its long nose. The elephants use the trunk to eat, drink, touch and great each other, and grab small items.

Fun animal facts for ESL kids

Asian elephants have smaller ears and tusks than African elephants. The tusks are made of ivory, which is very valuable.

Learning English in a fun way

The ears of the African elephant are about 1,5 m long. The elephants flap their big ears to cool themselves.

Printable resources


Animal facts printables English ABC printables

more printables

Time for a Rhyme


The elephant goes
Like this, like that.
He is very big,
He is very fat.
He has no fingers,
He has no toes.
He has four legs
And one long nose!


Elephant fun facts for kids learning English