Elephants actually walk on their tip toes. Behind their toes is a mass of soft tissue called a digital pad that acts as a shock absorber.[elephant]
Female elephants stay with the same herd their entire lives. Males only remain with the herd until they are 12 to 15 years old. Male elephants then either join a "bachelor" herd or they live alone.[elephant]
As a species, elephants have few living relatives. These relatives are hyraxes, manatees, and dugongs.[elephant]
In some places on an elephant's body, its skin can be one inch thick.[elephant]
Over millions of years, the nose and upper lip of ancient elephants fused and extended to become a trunk.[elephant]
Elephants can make low, loud sounds that other elephants can hear from over 6 miles away.[elephant]
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