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Some facts about the
Asian elephant
Adult weight : 3178 kg (6991.6 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 66 years
Female maturity :3287 days
Male maturity : 3287 days
Gestation : 644 days
Weaning : 548 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 1141 days
Weight at birth : 107 kg (235.4 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 2337 W
Body mass : 3672 kg (8078.4 lbs)
Asiatic elephant
Order : Proboscidea
Family : Elephantidae
Species : Elephas maximus
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), is one of the three species of elephant. It lives in areas in India, Southeast Asia, including the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It is distinguishable by its smaller size and its smaller ears, compared to African elephants. Small is relative in this case, since the Asian elephant can weigh up to 5000 kilograms and 4 meters in height! Females live in groups, bulls are solitary. The oldest female leads the group and guides their movement in search for food and water. The young hold their mother's or their sister's tail when following the group. If they are in danger, the elephants run with their tails in the air, signalling the other herd members that there is danger. After 15 years, bulls enter sexual maturity, and enter a period called 'musth' each year, in which their testosterone levels soar and they become extemely aggressive. Asian elephants are considered 'endangered' by the IUCN. Photography by Semnoz, July 2004, licensed under GFDL
The Asian elephant, indian elephant is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Asiatic elephant
A young / baby of a Asiatic elephant is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Asiatic elephant group is called a 'herd, flock, parade or memory'.Countries
Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
Facts about the Asiatic elephant
The Asian Elephant Elephas maximus is an endangered species. (Full text)
The Asiatic elephant is indigenous to the island of Sumatra, where Banda Aceh is located, but are rarely seen here nowadays outside of logging sites or nature preserves. (Full text)
The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. (Full text)
The African and Asiatic elephants are the only elephants left. (Full text)
The African elephant has a slight hollow in the middle of its back; Asiatic elephants are hump-backed. (Full text)
Asian Elephant The Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, is genetically closer to the extinct mammath than to the African elephant. (Full text)
The appearance of the Asiatic elephant is familiar to all. (Full text)
Linnaeus, 1758 The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. (Full text)
the Asiatic elephant is classified as an endangered species as well as the African elephant. (Full text)
Habitat The Asiatic Elephant is found in the forests and humid jungles of Asia. (Full text)
Male Asiatic Elephants are killed for ivory tusks. (Full text)
Distinctive Features of The Asiatic Elephant (The Indian Elephant) The Asiatic elephant is smaller than the African elephant with an average shoulder height of 9 feet and a weight of 5 tons. (Full text)
Asian Elephants Asiatic Elephants are found in the forests and rainforests of Asia. (Full text)
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. (Full text)
Asiatic elephants are gregarious animals staying in herds from 5 up to 20 or more individuals. (Full text)
In India, Myanmar (Burma), and Thailand, Asiatic elephants are widely used for transport and logging. (Full text)
The Asiatic elephant is smaller than the African elephant. (Full text)
The Asiatic elephant is found in the forests of Asia. (Full text)
Other descriptions of Asian Elephant Asian Elephant Conservation status: Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas Species: maximus Binomial name Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. (Full text)
That is why the Asiatic elephant is really in trouble, because Asia is so densely populated. (Full text)
Elephas maximus is as important to modern India as it was centuries ago. (Full text)
In contrast to the African elephant the Asiatic elephant is a little bit smaller and has a strong vaulted forehead, smaller ears (Full text)
Back to Elephants *Asiatic elephants are also called Indian elephants. (Full text)
More than half of India's 10,000 Asiatic elephants are found in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. (Full text)
The tusks of the Asiatic elephants are generally smaller than those of the African elephants. (Full text)
1. Elephas, genus Elephas -- (type genus of the family Elephantidae)Elephas
genus Elephas
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