Oldest animal - can live to be 70 years old . Contrary to popular belief, elephants are not afraid of mice. Scientists at an American zoo recently put rats and mice in an elephant enclosure - the elephants took no notice. The ears of an elephant are used to help cool off the huge animal. An elephant can actually pick up a single blade of grass with its trunk.
Elephants sleep standing up.
To train the Indian elephant may take up to 30 years. The elephant lives with the trainer who feeds, washes and trains it. A grown elephant eats for 18 out of every 24 hours and can eat about 240 kg of food a day and drink 18 gallons of water at one go.