陸地上最大的動物英語作文

　　Elephants are the biggest animals on land as well as the second tallest animal in the world.It weighs some ninety kilograms and is about one metre tall when born.When it is 12 years old,it grows to three meters tall and does not grow any more since then.Elephants are the only animals that have a long nose.Elephants are usually grey in color,having a long trunk with large ivory tusks protruding from each side of their mouth.They can use the trunk as a hand.Elephants have been a vital tool for people to do many things like moving trees or heavy logs.With its trunk,an elephant can pick up a 270kg tree,or pick up a peanut.Elephants have the biggest ears of all the animals.Usually moving in groups and caring for each other,elephants are known to be gentle.However,the number of elephants becomes smaller and smaller because of the human's ruthless capture,which I think should arouse people's attention.

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　　大象是陸地上最大的動物,也是世界上第二高的動物。它出生時重量有九十千克,高約一米。當它12歲的時候,它長到三米高,在那之後便不長個了。大象是唯一一種擁有長鼻子的動物,通常是灰色的,它有著長長的象鼻,在嘴的兩側各長有一個大大的象牙,它們的鼻子就相當於它們的手。大象是人們的`得力助手,透過象鼻,它們可以幫助人類移動樹木和沉重的原木。大象可以舉起一棵重達270千克的樹木,也可以拿起一顆花生。大象擁有所有動物中最大的耳朵。大象通常群居並且互相照顧,性子非常溫和。然而,由於人們對大象無情的捕獵,大象的數量變得越來越少了,我認為這應該引起人們的重視。