LIGHTNING BOLT BOOKS Meet a Baby Elephant Samantha S Bell
Part of the Family A baby elephant is part of a family before it is born The baby grows inside its mother for twenty two months Then the mother elephant gives birth An elephant family gathers around a baby elephant after it is born and makes excited noises
Calves have very short trunks The new baby is called a calf Like its mother the calf has wrinkly gray skin and two large ears Some babies have a lot of hair