Elephants can live 50 to 60 years. Throughout Africa south of the Sahara desert. Elephants are capable of surviving in nearly any habitat that has adequate quantities of food and water. Elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating. Their diet is varied and includes grass, leaves, twigs, bark and fruit.
Elephants form deep family bonds and live in tight social units.
A family is led by an older matriarch and typically includes three or four of her offspring and their young. Males leave the family unit between the ages of 12 and 15 and may lead solitary adult lives. Females carry their young for almost two years. At birth, the calf weighs about 250 pounds. A cow may give birth every three to four years.