Elephants Giant Mammals

Elephants, Giant Mammals. Written by Jane Ling. Focus question. What advantages do elephants have because of their size?

大象，巨型哺乳动物。 简·玲 著 思考问题 庞大的体型给大象带来了哪些优势呢？

Elephants are number one. Elephants are huge. They are much, much bigger than the biggest human. They are the biggest land animals on Earth.

大象排第一哦。 大象块头超大。 它们可比最高大的人类要大得多得多哦。 它们是地球上最大的陆地动物。

Take a look. Elephants are covered with thick, gray, or brown skin. They have long noses called trunks.

一起来看看吧。 大象长着厚厚的灰色或棕色皮肤。 它们长长的鼻子叫做象鼻。

Elephants use their trunks to breathe and make noise. They also use their trunks to grab food and suck up water.

大象用象鼻呼吸，还能用它发出声音。 它们还用象鼻抓取食物，吸取水分。

Two kinds of elephants. There are African and Asian elephants. African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants. The two kinds are different in other ways too.

大象有两种。 分别是非洲象和亚洲象。 非洲象的体型比亚洲象更大。 这两种大象在其他方面也有区别。

Growing up and up. Baby elephants weigh more than most adult people. The mother teaches her calf how to live in the wild.

不断长高长大。 大象宝宝的体重比大多数成年人还要重。 象妈妈会教幼象如何在野外生存。