The Iconic Sri Lankan Elephant

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African Elephant Asian Elephant What are the Differences between an African and Asian Elephant? Approximately 7.5 million years ago the ancestors of the African and Asian elephants were separated and thus began to evolve separately in the African and Asian continents. It is due to the diversity of these two habitats that the African and Asian elephants have evolved with anatomies that have many differences.
The Unique Features the Elephant The most prominent feature of an elephant is its large size. Elephants show a number of unique anatomical, physiological and behavioural adaptations towards maintaining their massive body. An elephant consumes approximately 150-300kg of plant matter per day and has a large digestive system to support this intake. Their limbs are adapted to bear weight and their nose has elongated through evolution and become a trunk. Their external ears have become enlarged while their teeth have adapted to grind plant matter.
Page 1 and 2: THE ICONIC SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1
Page 5: The Origins of the Elephant Elephan
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
Page 26: Action Taken to Mitigate the Human-

The Iconic Sri Lankan Elephant

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