Read the text and choose the right word.

Indian elephants are very big and tall \(2\-3 metres\) but they are ... than African elephants. They have small ears. Usually, a big female ... the head of a family of elephants. ... elephants are non-territorial animals. Indian elephants eat bark, roots, ... , stems of trees, as well as bananas, rice, and other cultivated crops. Indian people use elephants to carry heavy things with ... trunks.