This holiday was created in 2012 by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand and Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims. This holiday has been observed ever since by people who are looking to make a difference in the world by protecting the populations of Asian and African elephants. 

• The world’s largest land animal is the African Bush elephant. 
• Adult male African Bush elephants weigh up to 6,000 kg on average. 
• There are three species of elephants: The African Bush Elephant, the African Forest, and the Asian Elephant. 
• Elephants have over 150,000 muscle units in their trunk. 
• Elephant tusks are enlarged incisor teeth that appear when the elephant is about 2 years old. 
• An elephant’s wrinkly skin can hold 10 times more water than if it were flat. This enables them to stay cool. 
• Elephants need up to 150 kg of food every day to just survive. 
• Within 20 minutes after birth, a baby elephant can stand.