Elephants eat 220 to 660 pounds (100 to 300 kilograms) of food every day. Eat 12 to 18 hours every day. Elephants drink 53 gallons (200 liters) of water every day (in summer).

Because elephants can't digest food effectively, only about 40% of food is used. Intestinal length 1 15 feet (35 meters). The small intestine of an adult is about 12 to 13 feet (3.7 to 4.0 meters) long. When the elephant's intestines weigh 0.9 tons. Elephants excrete an average of 220 pounds (100 kg) of feces every day.