This habitat is important for the elephant because the elephant needs water, plants, and grass. Humans kill elephant for their tusks. The elephant is a mammal. It is warm blooded. The males live on their own.
Elephants spend much of the time eating grass and drinking water.
The African Elephant is diurnal because it is active during the day. They live in groups called herds. The babies stay with their mother while they are nursing. Young bull elephants must leave their mothers when they are old enough to live alone. The cows stay with the herd.