World Elephant Day (August 12th)
Across
- 3. Color commonly associated with the skin of elephants
- 5. Scientific family that includes elephants and their close relatives
- 8. Efforts to protect and preserve elephant populations and their habitats
- 9. Hard white material from elephant tusks, often associated with illegal trade
- 11. Status of many elephant species due to poaching and habitat loss
- 12. Large African mammal known for its long trunk
- 14. Factors endangering elephant populations, such as poaching and human encroachment
- 15. Long, pointed teeth of elephants used for various tasks
- 16. Scientific genus that includes the Asian elephant
Down
- 1. Luggage or suitcases for storing belongings, named after an elephant's feature
- 2. Typical habitat for African elephants, characterized by grasslands and scattered trees
- 3. Adjective often used to describe elephants due to their size
- 4. Continent where the African elephant is primarily found
- 6. Long, flexible nose of an elephant, used for various functions
- 7. Groups of elephants that live and travel together
- 10. Animal that mainly eats plants, like elephants
- 13. Illegal hunting of elephants for their ivory
- 14. Singular of the pointed teeth that extend from an elephant's mouth
- 17. Continent where the Asian elephant is primarily found