Piper+B

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Explorer - Piper B


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 * **kingdom** || animalia ||
 * **phylum** || chordata ||
 * **class** || mammalia ||
 * **family** || elephantidae ||
 * **genius** || loxodonta ||
 * **species** || afriicana ||

The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east

Since 1986, //E. maximus// has been listed as endangered by IUCN s the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals

Asian elephants are rather long-lived, with a maximum recorded life span of 86 years.

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 * ** Male: **The sizes of wild Asian elephants, especially males, have been exaggerated in the past. Record elephants may have measured as high as 3.7 m (12 ft) at the shoulder
 * **Female**: the female Asian elephantt very rarely have tusks, and if the female Asian elephantt does have tusks, they are generally barely visible and can only be seen when the female Asian elephant opens her mouth
 * **Young**: some young wild-born elephants are removed from their mothers, which are often killed in the process, for use in 's tourism industry
 * **Size:** As is common with large animals, the dimensions of the Asian elephant are often exaggerated, on average, the shoulder height of males rarely exceeds 2.7 m (9 ft) and that of the females, 2.4 m (8 ft)
 * **Breeding:**? Female Asian elephants are generally able to breed by the time they are 10 years old, and give birth to a single Asian elephant calf after a 22 month gestation period. When the Asian elephant calf is first born, it weighs about 100 kg
 * **Habitat: in** the wild they have more room and its more of their natural habitat, they are alo not surounded by humans.
 * ** Feeding: **Asian elephants eat a wide variety of vegetation including grasses, leaves, shoots, barks, fruits, nuts and seeds.
 * **Conclusion:** i found my animal interestin because it was a lot different compared to other anmals and they are very large