Elephant Facts
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Type: Mammal	
Diet: Herbivore	
Average life span in the wild:   Up to 70 years	
Size:  Height at the shoulder, 8.2 to 13 ft (2.5 to 4 m)	
Weight: 5,000 to 14,000 lbs (2,268 to 6,350 kg)	
Group name:  Herd	
Protection status: Threatened	
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

An elephant's trunk is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and also for grabbing things.
Elephants are fond of water and enjoy showering by sucking water into their trunks and spraying it all over themselves.
An adult elephant can consume up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of food in a single day.
Female elephants (cows) live in family herds with their young, but adult males (bulls) tend to roam on their own.
At birth, elephants already weigh some 200 pounds (91 kilograms) and stand about 3 feet (1 meter) tall.


Giraffe
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Type:   Mammal	
Diet: Herbivore	
Average life span in the wild:   25 years	
Size: 14 to 19 ft (4 to 6 m)	
Weight: 1,750 to 2,800 lbs (794 to 1,270 kg)	
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

Giraffes are the world's tallest mammals, thanks to their towering legs and long necks. A giraffe's legs alone are taller than many humans


Lion
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Type: Mammal	
Diet: Carnivore	
Size:Head and body, 4.5 to 6.5 ft (1.4 to 2 m); Tail, 26.25 to 39.5 in (67 to 100 cm)	
Weight:265 to 420 lbs (120 to 191 kg)	
Group name: Pride	
Protection status: Vulnerable	
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:


Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. 
Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads.
Female lions are the pride's primary hunters.


Tiger
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TYpe: Mammal	
Diet:  Carnivore	
Average life span in the wild: 8 to 10 years	
Size:  Head and body, 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m); tail, 2 to 3 ft (0.6 to 0.9 m)	
Weight:  240 to 500 lbs (109 to 227 kg)	
Protection status: Endangered	
Did you know?  A tiger's roar can be heard as far as 2 mi (3 km) away.	
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male. Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three years,