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African Elephant vs. Asian Elephant: Ears and Trunk. An Asian elephant’s ears often look crumpled. ©Dmytro Gilitukha/Shutterstock.com. One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between an ...
Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. [ 1 ] He was named after George Mottershead , who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
Adult Asian elephants weigh between 6,000 to 12,000 pounds, making them smaller than their African counterparts. The average height for males of this species is 6-12 feet at the shoulder, and ...
(3.) All African elephants, males and females, have tusks, for as a small percentage of male and female Asian elephants have tusks. (4.) An African elephant’s trunk is more heavily ringed than an Asian elephant’s. (5.) Toenails differ between species of elephants. African savanna: 4 on front, 3 on back. Asian: 5 on front, 4 on back. (6 ...
Two Asian elephant calves playing in a sanctuary in Laos. Female Asian elephants sexually mature around the age of 10~15 and keep growing until 30, while males fully mature at more than the age of 25, and constantly grow throughout their life. [79] [80] Average elephant life expectancy is approximately 60 years. [8]
The African elephants have two finger-like extensions at the tip of the trunk that allow them to pluck small food. The Asian elephant has only one and relies more on wrapping around a food item. [31] Asian elephant trunks have better motor coordination. [43] Asian elephant drinking water with trunk
The African bush elephant is listed as Endangered and the African forest elephant as Critically Endangered on the respective IUCN Red Lists. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Based on vegetation types that provide suitable habitat for African elephants, it was estimated that in the early 19th century a maximum of 26,913,000 African elephants might have been ...
African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study that documents alarming population ...