This painting shows an elephant family which is composed of 6 members. The family group is called a herd. A herd is made of all the mother elephants and their babies. There might be 6 to 12 members in the family. Female elephants stay in the herd forever. Male elephants leave between the age of 7 and 12. They live alone or in small herds of males. Elephants can live for about 60 years. Family members help each other. Adults teach young families how to care for their babies. The females learn by babysitting babies of different mothers. The family also works together to protect their young. Elephants care for their families, just as human beings do.