The Indian Elephant

The Indian Elephant

This large animal, 6-11 feet at the shoulder, needs a lot of space and food to survive.

 

Diet

 

The average India Elephant eats for up to 19 hours a day and can make 220 pounds of dung each day.  The elephant eats a range of grass, bark, leaves, stems and cultivated crops such as bananas, rice and sugar cane.  It can eat up to 300 kg of food and 160 ltr of water daily.  

 

Human/Elephant Conflict

 

Elephant numbers are going down because of illegal wildlife trade and poaching.  Because of logging and forests getting destroyed elephants raid farmer's crops and the farmers shoot the elephants.  Logging is responsible for many elephant deaths.

 

Uniqueness

The average Indian Elephant will sleep 3-12 hours a day. An elephant can smell water from 12 miles away.  To prevent sunburn the elephants will use sand to protect them from the suns glaze.

 

They are not safe so we as humans need to help them by setting up sanctuaries or nature parks so they have freedom to roam without being harmed.

The shark

I am floating there petrified as the big long shark glides below.

The dark green kelp weaves its way up in to the murky water.

There are two fluorescet orange fish floating under the shark bale

my Grandad

Phil my Grandad he has hair like a baby seal, grey and glossy. It feels like freshly cut grass.  It is smooth like the side of a horse’s nose.  He has a rude sense of  humour.  He is caring like a mother duck.  I love my Grandad.

ANZAC LETTER

Gallipoli

Dear Family.

Every thing is good.  Can you send me some more Anzac biscuits?

It is not like I thought it would be.  We are living in cold, dark trenches. I can hear the bullets spitting into the thick mud. I am angry and I do not know why we are here. We are just standing here getting shot. It  is scary, I am scared. But it will be over soon I hope.

Mum I will see you soon.

Love Theo