Have you ever seen an elephant herd? Cause if you did then I bet it was big. They tend to only have baby boys and young and old female elephants in the herd.did you know that baby elephants are born weighing around two hundred fifty pounds. A family herd is lead by a matriarch the oldest member. The adult elephants work together to protect the calves. When baby elephants are born they can stand but can’t walk very good. Elephants learn survival skills for more than three years in a herd. Normally you will only see females in a herd unless the male is a baby or is visiting. All elephants take care of the baby's. All female calves will stay with their mothers herd for the rest of their lives. Did you know that elephants are related to an animal that looks like an otter and not the rino? All calves nurse from their mother for up to three years. Fun fact there are at least six types of elephants in the world known of.