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It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African elephants, both sexes have straight, down-pointing tusks, which begin to grow once the animals reach 1–3 years old. The forest elephant lives in highly sociable family groups of up to 20 individuals.
African bush elephants were listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2021, [145] and African forest elephants were listed as Critically Endangered in the same year. [146] In 1979, Africa had an estimated population of at least 1.3 million elephants, possibly as high as 3.0 million.
The dental formula of elephants is 1.0.3.3 0.0.3.3 × 2 = 26. [25] Elephants have four molars; each weighs about 5 kg (11 lb) and measures about 30 cm (12 in) long. As the front pair wears down and drops out in pieces, the back pair moves forward, and two new molars emerge in the back of the mouth. Elephants replace their teeth four to six ...
Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the ...
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) [1] [2] is a major threat to both species in some rural forest areas of Kerala, India. Every year, about 50 elephants and 50 people are killed. Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3]
Asian elephants were the first elephant species to be tamed and they were originally used for agricultural tasks. Their immense strength made them valuable helpers in clearing land of trees and ...
The above video highlights an Indian elephant, a subspecies of the Asian elephant.Approximately 15% of the world’s wild Indian elephants live in Thailand.Around half of Thailand’s elephants ...
Sumatran elephants reach a shoulder height of between 2 and 3.2 m (6.6 and 10.5 ft), weigh between 2,000 and 4,000 kg (4,400 and 8,800 lb), and have 20 pairs of ribs. Their skin colour is lighter than of the Sri Lankan elephant and the Indian elephant even with the least depigmentation .