Elephant's favorite foods are mainly grass, tree buds, bark, sugar cane, peanuts, fruits and vegetables. Elephants are the largest living mammals on land, are vegans and seldom eat meat. Elephants roll up food with their noses and pick fruits when they are looking for food.

The digestive system of an elephant is inefficient, and it can only absorb 40% of the food. An adult elephant can eat 225 kilograms of food a day.