Lesson
A DAY WITH NANDU
A DAY WITH NANDU
• Nandu is an
elephant .
• Elephant moves
in a group .
• A group of
elephants is
called a herd.
Herd of elephant
A herd
of elephant has
baby elephant
and
female
elephant.
Live in the herd
• Male elephant live
in the herd till they
are 14-15 years old
. Then they leave
the herd move
alone.
To keep cool
• Elephant
have big ears
that work
like fans and
help to keep
them cool.
• Young once
of elephant
love play in
water .
• like
elephant
other
animals also
live together
in groups.
Search of food
• They move
around in
groups in
search of
food.
Food of elephant ha
• An adult
Elephant can
eat more than
100 kilograms
of leaves and
twigs in one
day .
•
Lets Know Something About
Elephants
• Elephants are the largest land animals .
• In India Elephants are mainly found in
Kerala.
• Elephants live upto age of 50 to 70 years.
Nandu is Playing with his Nani-Ma
• Elephants eat their favourite leaves
and twigs.
• Baby Elephants enjoy playing in water.
About Elephants
• Elephant can eat more than 100
kilograms of leaves and twigs in one day.
• Elephants sleep for only two to four hours
in a day.
• Elephants love to play with mud and water.
• Their big ears also work like fans.
• An elephant herd has only females and baby
elephants.
• The oldest female is the leader of the herd.
Other Animals that live in herd
For Example…..
Musk Ox
Zebra
Giraffe
NOW ITS ACTIVITY TIME
Pictures of groups of some animals are given
below. Write the names of the animals.
Contd…..
Contd….
A Pride of ……….
A Flock of ……….
A herd of ………..
A shoal of……….
A Swarm of ……….
A colony of ………
Elephants
There are two types of elephant. Indian
elephants are smaller than African elephants.
African elephants are the biggest land animal.
They can live to be eighty.
Baby Elephants
A baby elephant is called a calf. A newborn
elephant weighs about 110kg. It is covered in
hair.
Baby elephants stay in the group until they are
about ten years old.
The Trunk
An elephant’s trunk is really a nose. They use
their trunk to drink. They breathe through the
trunk. They also use the trunk to break
branches and to pick up food.
Food
Adult elephants eat in the morning and evening.
They eat lots of leaves and grass. They use
their trunk to suck up water and then squirt it
in their mouth.
Habitat
African elephants live in grasslands and forests.
Indian elephants live in jungles. Their habitats
are being destroyed.
Protecting Elephants
Elephants are beautiful animals. People must
save their habitat and protect them. Without
this help all the world’s elephants will die.
Pictures of group animals are
given below .write the names of
the animals
FLYING TOGETHER
A flock of birds
A herd of elephants
A pack of wolves
A shoal of fishes
A pride of Lions
A kindle of kittens
A muster of peacocks
A leap of Leopard
A scourge of mosquitoes
A parliament of owls
A creche of penguins
A swarm of rats
A Swarm of Bees
