Asian elephants are a little smaller than their African cousins - up to about 3 metres at the shoulder. They have smaller ears, shaped a bit like the outline of India. Only the male Asian elephants have tusks, and even then, not all of them do.
An elephant family is led by the oldest grandma, called the matriarch. She remembers where to find water in dry years, which paths are safest, and which other families are friends. Her memory is the family's map. A baby elephant stays close to its mum and aunties for many years, learning what they remember.
An elephant's trunk has around 40,000 muscles in it - your whole body only has about 600. They use it as a hand to pick up a single blade of grass, a hose to spray themselves with water, and a snorkel to walk through deep rivers.
Every July, the rains stop and the smaller water holes dry up. Hundreds of elephants then walk towards the giant lake at Minneriya, which always has water. Whole families meet, calves play together, and old friends greet each other with trunk-touches. It is one of the most remarkable wildlife sights on the planet.