In addition, they must drink up to 18 gallons of water every day. Socializing Elephants are very social animals, however male and female elephants live seperately. The females live in small groups of 2 to 4 members called herds. The group works together to provide care for the calves, and signal other members of impending danger. Males will leave this herd when they reach adulthood, but will sometimes come back to visit.
Adult males live together in small groups.
An elephant can live up to 60-70 years. They mate for the first time at about 15 years, and give birth about every 4 years. This may seem like a long time between births, but the gestation period for an elephant is 22 months. It will begin eating vegetation after a few months, but continues to nurse for up to 2 years. Ears Elephants ears are made of cartillage covered with very thin, tightly stretched skin.