Elephant anatomy worksheet: label the diagram

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Print this page and label the six parts on lines A to F. The drawing is original TuskWise artwork. The answer key is at the bottom and prints on its own page.

Label the elephant

Word bank: trunk, tusk, ear, eye, leg, tail

Original TuskWise line drawing. Write one word from the word bank on each line, A to F.

The trunk is a nose and upper lip joined together. It has no bones. Name one thing an elephant does with it: _______________
A tusk is a tooth. About one third of it sits hidden inside the skull. True or false? _______________
Big ears are full of blood vessels. Flapping them helps the elephant _______________

Learn more on the elephant anatomy pagetuskwise.com/anatomy. Figures there come from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Answer key (for the teacher)

A: eye. B: ear. C: tusk. D: trunk. E: tail. F: leg.

Any of: breathe, smell, eat, drink, pick things up, spray water or dust, greet other elephants.
True.
Cool down (shed heat).