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Elephant Coloring Pages for Kids

Check out these elephant coloring pages for kids. Kids will get a "hoot" out of these long nosed elephant coloring pictures.

There's lots of different pictures to choose from Try an elephant who's afraid of a mouse or one riding a bike.

Pick your favorite coloring sheet or color them all. You can make yours gray or even a pink elephant. Just use your imagination as you color these elephant coloring sheets.

Just click on an image to open the page in a new window or tab. From there use your browsers print functions to print off the page you want.

Once you are done coloring, check out these fun facts about elephants for kids. Learn something new about this giant animal.

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Elephant Coloring Pages for Kids

These elephant pictures include mostly cartoon characters but some realistic looking elephant coloring sheets.

For even more elephant coloring pages, check out this zoo animals coloring pages with elephants, lions, hippos and more.

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Fun Facts About Elephants for Kids

You will have fun reading and learning all about elephants with these fun facts. Find out how many elephants make up a family, how much they weigh and other fun facts for kids.

Do you know much an elephant weighs?

An elephant is the largest land based mammal weighing over 10,000 pounds depending on the type of elephant. An African Savanna, or Bush elephant, weighs up to 16,500 pounds. That's 8 1/4 tons! This particular elephant is about 10 - 13 ft (3 -4 m) tall at the shoulders.

Do you know how long an elephant's trunk is?

An African elephant's trunk is about 7 feet (2 m) long. The trunk is actually a long nose and upper lip. The elephants use their trunk for smelling and breathing. They also use it to pick up things and feed themselves.

Do you know who is the leader of an elephant herd?

Elephants live together as families. Groups of families are called a herd. The oldest female elephant, called the matriarch, is usually the leader of the herd.

Do you know where elephants live?

There are two kinds of elephants. The African elephant lives in many parts of Africa and the Asian elephant lives in many areas of Asia. They live in marshlands, grasslands, forests, deserts and mountains. Elephants can travel over 6,000 miles in one year over their homeland which covers an area up to 600 square miles.

Do you know how elephants talk to each other?

Elephants communicat in more ways than just their trumpet sound. Their body language, such as the position of the trunk or movement of their fee, is another way they communicate.