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Female Asian elephants tend to have more fluid social associations. [101] In Sri Lanka, there appear to be stable family units or "herds" and larger, looser "groups". They have been observed to have "nursing units" and "juvenile-care units". In southern India, elephant populations may contain family groups, bond groups, and possibly clans.
Burma arrived at Monarto Safari Park in November 2024. [3] She was given a police escort from Adelaide Airport to the park [14] and was kept in quarantine for a month. [15] She is the first of five elephants that will be housed in a 12-hectare site at the park, and was the first elephant to live in South Australia for 30 years. [3]
At the time of their arrival, the trio made up the largest group of Sri Lankan elephants in North America. [1] While residing at Calgary Zoo, she gave birth to three calves, two of which survived. [8] Calvin, [a] a male, was born in June 1986 and weighed 293 lb (133 kg), [9] while Maharani, a female, was born in 1990 [5] and weighed 150 kg (330 ...
The nourishment provided by the female elephant is rich in both fat and protein. Elephant milk contains 100 times more protein compared to the more familiar cow’s milk. An elephant calf nurses ...
Various sounds are produced that can communicate specific information to other elephants over long distances. A female make different calls and low-frequency vocalizations to warn of predators. [10] An elephant has a developed olfactory system and is able to discern various scents. Wind-born scents can be sensed and used to communicate clues ...
Elephants have the longest gestation of any creature on the planet. Asian elephant gestation periods last anywhere from 18-22 months, while African elephant gestations last a full 22 months. That ...
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. In some cases, all members of the family can be referred to as elephants. They are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct.
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin .