1. why are elephants in danger? giants in danger elephants need a lot of water. grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. the animals use water in other ways as well. after they have had enough to drink, they fin their (xo6otbr) and spray their bodies. the showers cool the trunks elephants join small elephants. leaving the water hole, the rest only ily groups resting under the trees. elephants hours each during the hottest part of the day and for a few spend night. the rest of the time, they eat. in fact, elephants about 16 hours a day eating. today, many elephants in africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in. kill hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. some them for meat. but most kill elephants for their ivory tusks most of elephants have gone to national parks. there are too many animals there. as a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat. 128