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The Asian Elephant, also known as the Kowtow Beast, was much larger and stronger than it's African brethren. Though extremely similar physically now, the Asian and African decend from two extremely different creatures. The Asian elephant's DNA proves it is distantly related the Polar Bear of the Arctic. Unbelievably, the African elephant is actually a far distant cousin of the modern white-tailed deer. The climate and environment, as well as the predatory situations of the two animals has led them to look extremely similar in modern life, but extremely different millions of years ago.
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Where do elephants that are not African or Asian elephants live?
There are only two species of elephants, the African elephant and the Asian elephant. There is some evidence that the African bush elephants and the African forest elephants are separate species, however, they both live in sub-Saharan Africa. Asian elephants live in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Where do most elephants come from?
The elephant is fromtwo countries, AFRICA and ASIA. The different is that African elephants are a big larger and their skull is shaped somewhat different. Some people say African elephants ears are shaped like Africa, and Asian elephants ears are shaped like Asia.
What is the different between an African and Asian elephant?
There are many differences between African and Asian elephants. Firstly, Asian elephants have more hair, they have a hump, their trunks have three fingers, and African elephants have two. Also, African elephants ears are the shape of Africa, and Asian elephants are smaller and the shape on India.
What Continents do elephants come from?
Elephants live in Africa and Asia. Two species live in Africa and on in Asia. Up until the mammoths died out 10,000 years ago, members of the elephant order lived in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
What was traded between North Africa an Asia?
african elephants and monkeys were traded:)
Where do Asian elephants come from?
Asian elephants are very alike to African elephants. Asian elephants have smaller ears. African elephants have huge ears. Asian elephants live in Asia, and are smaller than African elephants. African elephants live in Africa. However, they are usually the same color and they both have tusks made of ivory and a trunk for a nose. Now you know how to tell apart African and Asian elephants! There are only between 41,410 and 52,345 in the wild.
Where do the elefants live?
There are two types of elephants. There is an African elephant and an Asian elephant. So, there are elephants in Africa and elephants in Asia. You can tell the type of elephant by the size of their ears. African elephants have a large ear while Asian have a smaller ear.
What country does not have elephants?
Two Countries, Africa and Asia. The difference is that African elephants are a bit larger and their skull is shaped somewhat different. Some people say African elephants ears are shaped like Africa, and Asian elephants ears are shaped like Asia!! :) those are contanents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *I don't know who posted before but Africa and Asia are not countries...They are Continents
Are there different kinds of elephants?
There are three species of elephant alive today. Two, the African bush elephant and the African forest elephant, live in Africa. The third, the Asiatic elephant, lives in rainforests, woodlands, and savannas of southern Asia.
Where it lives elephants?
Wild elephants are found in parts of Africa and Asia. In Asia they are mainly in India. They are found in many African countries. In captivity they can be found all over the world, (almost) in zoos, circuses and similar.
What are the two main breeds of elephant?
The two main breeds of elephants are the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). African elephants are larger and have bigger ears, while Asian elephants have smaller ears and a more rounded back.
Where in the world the is large number of elephants are found?
Usually there are many elephants in Africa. Elephants live in just 2 continents in the world- Africa and Asia. African elephants are found in 36 African countries. 2 species of elephants live in Africa- Savanna Elephants (which live in grasslands, marshes and beside lakes) and Forest Elephants (which live in dense rainforests). Asian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants. Indian Elephants live in 11 countries (including India and Indonesia) and go between forests and grassland (depending on where there is more food). Sumatran Elephants are found only in Sumatra and they like living in forests.
