Elephant
part 1
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1.The elephant is the _________ land mammal in the world.
2. T/F The African Elephants are smaller than the Asian Elephants. ____________
3. These elephants can be as heavy as a ______________ at about 5,500 lbs!!
4. An African elephant can be up to _______ feet tall, while an Asian elephant can
be up to _____ feet tall.
5. What three areas can tell you which type of elephant you are looking at?
Digging Deeper
1. Review the Creation story in Genesis 1. On what day did God create the Elephant?
2. The elephant is extremely heavy! Look up other objects that share the weight of
the African and Asian elephants.
Color me!
**Preview**
What characteristics to you think can help you
tell the difference between an African and Asian
elephant?
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Elephant
part 2
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1.What seemingly simple thing can the elephant do that only three other animals
and humans can? ________________________________________________
2.**Bonus** What are the three other creatures that have this skill?
___________________ ___________________ ____________________
3.The head of the African elephant has _____ bump(s) and the head of the Asian
elephant has _____ bump(s).
4.Which species of elephant has larger ears? ____________________________
5.How is the trunk of the African elephant different than the trunk of the Asian
elephant? _____________________________________________________
Digging Deeper
1. **Research** The Elephant has the largest brain of any land animal and is
typically identified as one of the smartest! Elephants have been seen to problem
solve, have a great memory, maintain organized clans, and even communicate with
each other. Look up and read some of these amazing stories.
2. Using the information from this video
and “The Elephant part 1” complete
this Venn Digram identifying the
differences and similarities between
African and Asian Elephants
Asian Elephant
Both
**Preview**
List some things you think the
elephant uses his trunk to do.
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
African Elephant
Elephant
part 3
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1. Name some of the uses of an elephant’s trunk. __________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. The elephant’s trunk is _________ pounds of flesh, muscle fat nerves blood and connective tissue.
3. The up, down, and sidewise movement of the trunk are controlled by the
____________________.
4. Almost 150,000 ______________ muscles help the elephant accomplish amazing
tasks!
Digging Deeper
1. Read Romans 1:20, Psalm 148:7-10 and Job 12:7-10. Why is it important for us to
study the complexities that we find in animals such as the elephant?
2. Many evolutionists believe the elephant
trunk started out as a stub and the elephant
slowly adapted a longer and longer nose.
Based on what you have learned so far, discuss
why this explanation would be highly unlikely
based on the trunk’s characteristics alone.
**Preview**
How much weight do you think the
elephant’s trunk can lift?
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Color me!
Elephant
part 4
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1.**Review** How many muscles in the elephant’s trunk are necessary for it to
work? ___________________
2. The elephant can lift up to ________ pounds with its trunk and can also pick up a
______________ off of the ground!
3. Elephants are believed to have which best sense of all the land animals? _______
4. How do elephants make different sounds with their trunks? ________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. What does it mean if an elephant is waving its trunk or holding it in the air?
_____________________________________________________________
6. When the elephant tucks his trunk under his chin he is getting ready to ______.
Digging Deeper
1. Scientists have recently discovered that elephants can communicate with one
another over a great distance, even miles using low-frequency sounds. Why do
you think God gave them the ability to do that? How does it show God’s perfect
design?
**Preview**
What do you think elephants use their ears
for besides hearing?
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Color me!
Elephant
part 5
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1. **Review** African elephants ears are about ____ times larger than the Asian
elephants.
2. T/F All elephant’s ears, within their species, are identical. _________________
3. What is the most important purpose of the elephants ears? ________________
4. T/F Elephants sweat like humans to control their body temperature. _________
5. How are the elephant’s ears used to control their body temperature? _________
_____________________________________________________________
6. Elephants can run all of the blood in their body through their ears in _________
minutes!!!
Digging Deeper
1. Elephants live in environments that are very very hot. If they do not stay cool,
they will die. Think about the implications for elephants of adaptations happening
very slowly over millions of years. How does this point to a grand Designer?
2. In addition to their ears, elephants also have hairless, skin with many wrinkles
which dispels heat over the larger surface and can trap and retain moisture
longer than smooth skin. How do you think the skin of the African elephant would
**Preview**
Do you think an elephant could walk on ice without
slipping? Why or why not?
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Elephant
part 6
Quick Quiz - How much do you remember?
1. The foot of an elephant is the size of a _____________!
2. T/F The Elephant walks flat-footed. _______________
3. Elephants have a natural “platform” made out of _______ at the base of their
heel.
4. Why can the elephant walk on smooth surfaces without falling? _____________
_____________________________________________________________
Digging Deeper
1. What do you think the purpose of the fatty platform “shock absorber” is? This
allows elephants to walk very quietly and muffle the sound of anything they are
stepping on. Helps support he body weightIt also allows them to walk in deep mud
because when the foot is being withdrawn the circumference becomes smaller
reducing the suction.
2. **Research** There are so many more interesting things about the elephant.
Look up more interesting information about their communication, feet, trunks, and
clan relationships!
Color me!
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Elephant
Review Activities
Crossword Puzzle
Down
1. What is the largest land mammal in the world?
2. Which species of Elephant is smaller in size?
3. Which muscles in the elephant’s trunk are
responsible for helping the elephant complete difficult
tasks?
4. What shape do the ears of the African elephant
resemble?
7. What is on the bottom of the elephant’s foot that
prevents it from slipping?
Across
4. What is the most important use of the elephant’s ears?
5. What part of the elephant can be used for identification just as
fingerprints can be used for humans?
6. Which part of the elephant can be used as a hand, arm, voice,
snorkel, and straw?
8. How many bumps does the African elephant have on its head?
9. How many bumps does the Asian elephant have on its head?
10. Which sense are elephants thought to have the best of all land
animals?
11. What do elephants have on the base of their heel that makes it
look like they are walking flat-footed?
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Elephant
Review Activities
Coloring Page
Color these elephants in their natural habitat.
The heavens declare the glory of God
and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms 19:1
Elephant Answer Sheet
Part 1:
1.largest
2.False, while both are very large, the African elephants are bigger than the Asian Elephants
3.Cadillac Escalade!
4.13 feet, 10 feet
5.Top of the head, tip of trunk, ears
DD1
1. The Elephant was created on day 6 with the “livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth
according to their kinds.” (Genesis 1:24b)
2. 5,000-7,000 lbs.: forklift, large meteor, hovercraft, limo, truck
9,000-14,000 lbs: monster truck, helicopter, school bus, small jet
Part 2:
1.They can recognize themselves in the mirror.
2.**Bonus** Dolphins, some great apes, and the magpie
3.one, two
4.The African elephant has much larger ears that look like the continent of Africa.
5.The African elephant has two “fingers” on the end of their trunks while the Asian elephant only has
one.
DD2
1. Various answers/stories
2. African Elephant: two-fingers on the trunk, large “Africa-shaped” ear, single bump on top of head, up
to 13 feet tall. Asian Elephant: one-finger on the trunk, smaller ears, two bumps on top of head, up to
10 feet tall. Both: Very heavy animals, have a trunk, are very tall, have large ears
Part 3:
1.An elephant can use its trunk as a hand, arm, voice, snorkel, and straw!
2.500 pounds
3.four large external muscles
4.internal
DD3
1.All of these verse point to the fact that we can learn about the great power and majesty of God
through the things he has created. Every part of creation offers praise to God and brings glory to his
name.
2.The elephant uses its trunk for so many different things! The slow process of evolution would prohibit
elephants from accomplishing certain tasks. The number and precision of the trunks internal muscles
also are the sign of design and not a slow random chance process.
Part 4:
1.150,000 muscles!
2.600, dime
3.smell
4.Elephants modify the width of their nostrils to change the sound.
5.This is a warning signal.
6.charge
Elephant Answer Sheet
DD4
1.This can help elephants warn one another of danger so they know ahead of time. It is difficult to hid
as an elephant! It also allows them to maintain their “clan.”
Part 5:
1.three
2.F
3.air conditioner
4.F
5.Warm blood is pumped into the ears and is cooled in the blood vessels that are close to the skin.
6.20
DD5
1.An elephant that didn’t have the blood vessels or right sized ears would not be able to stay cool in the
hot climate. God designed the elephants exactly for the environment that they live in.
2.The African elephant has more wrinkles in their skin because the climate that they are typically in has
more intense heat.
Part 6:
1.welcome mat
2.F
3.fat
4.Elephant feet have many ridges on them that helps them grip smooth surfaces.
DD6
1.This allows the elephants to walk very quietly and muffle the sound of anything they are stepping on.
When you are as big as an elephant, this helps them stay unnoticed for a longer amount of time. This
also helps support their body weight and allows them to walk in deep mud because when the foot is
being withdrawn, the circumference becomes smaller which reduces the suction.
2.Answers will very.
Review Crossword:
Down
1. Elephant
2. Asian
3. Internal
4. African Continent
7. Ridges
Across
4.Air Conditioning
5. Ears
6. Trunk
8. One
9. Two
10. Smell
11. Fat