The Iconic Sri Lankan Elephant

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The Asian Elephant The Asian elephant is the largest land animal inhabiting the Asian Continent. Its young are nourished with milk and therefore they are classified as mammals . The adults of the species are herbivorous. The average life span of an elephant is approximately 60 years with the oldest on record being 80 years. Elephants also have the longest gestation period of all animals with conception to birth taking 22 months. Elephants by nature are social animals, with females and young living in herds. Typically, the oldest female leads the herd. Males leave the herd as they reach adolescence and live solitarily or in bull groups. Although, presently they are native to only 13 countries in Asia, the Asian Elephant once roamed from Mesopotamia to East Asia, . Due to the rapid reduction in their distribution and population size, elephants are listed as an endangered species.
The Origins of the Elephant Elephants are large herbivorus mammals and belong to the Family Proboscidea which means animals with a long flexible snout or proboscis. They evolved from a pig sized ancestor that lived in northern Africa about 50-60 million years ago. Through time, Family Proboscidea comprised of more than 350 species. But today it is represented by only three species, Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis Elephas maximus (African savannah elephant) (African forest elephant) (Asian elephant)
Page 1 and 2: THE ICONIC SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT
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Page 7 and 8: The Unique Features the Elephant Th
Page 9 and 10: The Elephant’s Ears Similar to th
Page 11 and 12: Differences between Male and Female
Page 13 and 14: Distribution of Elephants in Sri La
Page 15 and 16: Keeping Elephants in Captivity Elep
Page 17: Elephants and Human Culture The ele
Page 21 and 22: Tracking the Movements of an Elepha
Page 23 and 24: Human-Elephant Conflict Over the pa
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The Iconic Sri Lankan Elephant

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