It can follow the herd after just a few days. Cows can have 5 to 6 calves in a lifetime. Interesting habits African elephants like to cool off by playing in the water and mud. The mud will then dry on their skins and this protects them from the sun. They regularly flap their ears for better blood circulation and to keep them cool.
Elephants sometimes take a nap during the hottest part of the day.
They can do this while standing or by laying down. The African elephant is endangered because poachers kill them for their ivory tusks. The reduction of their habitat is also a reason why they are dying. We can put them in game parks with video cameras around their necks. The law can help the elephants by preventing poaching.