CHAPTER 1 ELEPHANT COUNTRY 5 An elephant calf is stuck in a water hole The bank is too slippery Two adult elephants go in They push the calf up the side The adult elephants touch the calf with their trunks They have rescued him An elephant calf is comforted by its mother
Africa Indian Ocean where elephants live Atlantic Ocean Elephants live in many different areas of Africa African elephants roam more than 30 countries in Africa They live in many habitats They can be in forests grasslands and swamps 6
7 There are two types of African elephants Bush elephants live on the savanna The sun is hot Sometimes these elephants must travel far to find enough food and water They use the sparse trees for shade on their journey Forest elephants stay mainly in thick rainforests They are smaller than bush elephants But they still leave wide paths between the trees when they walk
