Elephants are the largest land animal and can live up to 70 years. There are two species of elephants, the African Elephant and Asian Elephant. They have tusks made of ivory, a long nose called a trunk and large ears with great hearing. Elephants live in grassland and forested areas.
Female elephants live in herds and they help each other care for their babies. Young elephants are taught their manners by the older elephants, such as holding out their trunks to greet each other. At 15 or 16 years old, young male (bull) elephants, leave the herd to live on their own. The young female (cow) elephants remain with the herd.
The Bald Eagle lives near water to hunt for its favorite food- fish. They are found from Alaska down to Mexico.
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. The number of bald eagles drastically decreased due to pesticide use, habitat loss and hunting and it was placed on the endangered species list in the late 1960s. After measures were taken to protect the bald eagle and other similar species, their numbers rebounded and they were delisted in 2007.
Bald eagles can fly up to speeds of 70 mph and dive up to 99 mph.
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There are 5 species of rhinos in the world today, and all are endangered or threatened in some way. Three species are found in Asia and two are located in Africa. Thousands of years ago, rhinos were found in North America and Europe.
The black rhino and the white rhino live in Africa. The black rhino is critically endangered. The white rhino is the most abundant of the rhino species, but is still threatened.
Rhinos can live in the wild for 30-35 years. They are herbivorous (plant eaters) and are some of the largest land mammals. People believe the horns have healing properties and eat the ground up horns.
Rhinos are endangered mostly because of poaching for their horns. Their horns are made from keratin- the same protein our hair and fingernails.