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Asian Elephants

Some of the Sub species of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are listed here..

  1. Srilankan elephant (Ceylon Elephants)(Elephas maximus maximus)
  2. Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
  3. Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus)
  4. Borneo pygmy elephant

 

  • Asian Elephants are identified by their small ears.
  • The skin is less wrinkled
  • The neck is low
  • Head has two bumps
  • The front feet has five nails and hind feet four
  • Forehead is protruding
  • At the end of the trunk a finger like projection is there to pick small objects
  • Asian females do not have tusks
  • They are found in India, Nepal, Srilanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos and Malaya.
  • Asian elephants are considered as endangered by the International Union for conservation of nature
  • Asian elephant live for 70 years
  • Asian Elephants are smaller than African elephants

Fast facts

Body Length:5.5-6.4m

Shoulder Height-2.5-3m

Weight Bull-5000kg

Weight Cow-5000kg

Tail Length-1-1.3m