An elephant is the largest animal that lives on land. A grown elephant can weigh from 6,000 to 14,000
pounds. The tallest elephant in the world was over 13 feet tall. Elephants also live for a long time, about 65 years.
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When it is born, an elephant calf weighs about 200 pounds. In the wild, a male calf stays with his mother
until he is about 14 years old. A female calf lives with her mother until the mother dies.
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Because they are smart animals, elephants are easy to teach. Maybe you have seen them do tricks at a
zoo or circus. In some parts of the world, elephants are used as workers. For an elephant, the chore of pushing
over a giant tree is almost too easy!
What does the word chore mean in paragraph 3?
