The leader of the herd is usually the oldest female elephant. All the babies and other females follow her. A young male elephant stays with the herd until he is fourteen or fifteen years old. Then, he goes out on his own. The young male will try to find a female elephant for a companion.
Elephants are plant-eaters.
Because they are such big animals, they need to eat large amounts of leaves, grass and tree bark. The tusks are the long horn-like parts that come out the sides of their mouths. The tusks are made of ivory, which is very valuable. The elephants four teeth are molars. About every four years, the molars fall out and are replaced by new ones.