A baby elephant called calf. The newborn is big enough: its height is 90 cm, and the weight varies from 77 to 113 kg. In the first month, a baby elephant learns to drink and walk with the herd. He needs more than 10 liters of milk a day.
The elephant tries to keep close to his mother, who trains and protects him. Kids are threatened by hyenas and lions. Soon the elephant begins to learn how to use the trunk. To do this, you need to train a lot: he raises objects, welcomes relatives, learns to get food and water.
Up to 2 years of elephant mamma milk is drunk, but little by little they are trying the plants. To make it easier to dig bark and twigs, they eat the feces of adults. In two years small toddlers appear in babies. The elephants are fully independent in six years.
At the age of ten, young males leave their native flocks and join other males. Females live in their family for life. By the age of 18 they become mothers. Males mature for the continuation of the offspring two years later.
