Habitat Wild elephants live only in Africa south of the Sahara and in the southern and southeastern parts of Asia. They are found in forests and jungles. Most elephants live in herds. A herd of African elephants may have up to 1,000 members. The Asiatic elephants have only 5 to 60 in their herd.
Elephants have no permanent homes.
The move to find food and water. A herd may travel over an area of 390 square miles. To find food elephants must roam large areas. Elephants are vegetarians. They eat about 16 hours every day.