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Physical description. Asian elephants are the continent's largest terrestrial mammals. They can reach 6.4m in length and 3m at the shoulder, and weigh as much as 5 tonnes. They are smaller than African elephants and have proportionally smaller ears, which they keep in constant motion in order to cool themselves...
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The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east.
Lifespan: 48 years (Adult, In captivity, European population)
Scientific name: Elephas maximus
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Gestation period: 18 – 22 months
Trophic level: Herbivorous Encyclopedia of Life
Mass: Male: 4,000 kg (Adult), Female: 2,700 kg (Adult)
Height: Male: 2.8 m (Adult, At Shoulder), Female: 2.4 m (Adult, At Shoulder)