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160  200  240                      How Big Is a
                                                                                                             120              280
                                                                                                            80
                  First Steps                                                                              40                   320                Baby African
                                                                                                                                 360
                                                                                                           0                     400               Elephant?
                                                                                                          pounds WEIGHT          pounds
                      Baby elephants, called calves, are                                                      about 260                                      HEIGHT


                  playful. Within half an hour after                                                          POUNDS                                           ABOUT
                                                                                                                (118 kilograms)                                    3
                  birth, they can stand. They soon                                                                                                            FEET


                  take their first steps. Calves are                                                                                                           (1 meter)


                  wobbly at first. But with help from


                  their families, they soon get


                  their balance.



































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