10 Things You Didn’t Know About Asian Elephants - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBAug 21, 2009 · As they age, Asian elephants lose some of the pigment in their skin, which causes them to look pink in some areas, most often on their trunk. If you look at Ambika's trunk and ears, you can see...
Asian elephant - Wikipedia
WEBThe Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south.
Physical Characteristics - Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Fact …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Function. Elephants use trunk to breathe, lift objects, eat, smell, and spray dirt and water on their body (for sun protection and temperature regulation) (Shoshani and Eisenberg 1982) 70% of air inhaled through trunk; remainder inhaled through mouth.
Asian elephant - Smithsonian's National Zoo
WEBAsian elephant skin is gray, but parts sometimes lack color, especially on and around the ears, forehead and trunk. This de-pigmentation is believed to be controlled by genetics, nutrition and habitat, and generally develops as an elephant ages.
Asian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEBAsian elephants may spend up to 19 hours a day feeding, and they can produce about 220 pounds of dung per day while wandering around an area that can cover up to 125 square miles. This helps to disperse germinating seeds.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Asian …
WEBAsian elephants are rarer and more endangered than their larger African counterparts by a factor of 10, with an estimated global population of 30,000-50,000. Their habitats are spread across 13 countries in South and Southeast Asia.
About Elephants – International Elephant Foundation
WEBThe Asian elephant once ranged from the Tigris-Euphrates in western Asia, east through Iran and south of the Himalayas, throughout south and southeast Asia including the islands of Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo, and into mainland China northwards at least as far as the Changkiang (Yangtze river).
Asian Elephant Animal Profile - National Geographic Kids
WEBAsian Elephant. A three-foot-deep watering hole in northeast India hums with buzzing insects and chirping birds. Suddenly seven Asian elephants stomp through the grass surrounding the pool...
Tackling critical threats facing Asian elephants
WEBUnfortunately, the elephants in Southeast Asia and China are facing critical threats to their survival, with only around 8,000 to 11,000 left in eight countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Asian elephants: intelligent, sociable, but endangered | WWF
WEBAsian elephants once roamed across most of Asia, now they’re restricted to just 15% of their original range, in a number of fragmented and isolated populations around south and south-east Asia. Today, there are fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild.
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