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Yes.I think Asian elephants are more endangered,though.

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yes they are, for many years people have been killing them

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They are endangered due to peoples

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They are listed as Vulnerable by the World Wildlife Fund, meaning that they face a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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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 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.


Is the elephant a wild animal?

Both African and Asian elephants live in the wild. However, Asian elephants have been domesticated for centuries.


How many kinds of elephant is there?

Two are currently not extinct, but they are both endangered. There are African Elephants and Indian Elephants.


What kind of species of elephants can be found in a zoo?

whenever i go to any zoo,i see both african elephants and asian elephants!


Are both Asian and African elephants endngered?

Yes both kinds of elephants are indangerd vary sad that's my favorte animal ever..


Do elephants have tusks?

Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.


How many elephants is there?

That live in the US, none. There are basically, just the elephants that would be in the circus, or a live act performing for people.


What are 2 specie of elephants?

The African Elephant (Loxodonta) and Asian Elephant (Maximus). The African Elephant is the larger of the two and inhabits 37 African countries. One main difference between the two is that both male and female African Elephants have tusks, while only male Asian Elephants have them.


What are the two species of the elephant?

African and AsianThe two types of elephants are African and Asian. Male African elephants are the largest surviving terrestrial animals and can reach a height of 13 feet. African elephants are listed as 'vulnerable' and the Asian elephant is classified as 'endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Sadly there are only 2 species of Elephants in the world because of humans have been killing them. Th two species of Elephants left in the world are the Asian Elephant and the Afirican Elephant. The rarest Elephant in the world is a combination of the two.Yes, There are 2 species of elephant the Asian and the Africanand both are endangered. Save the elephants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Visit my website at celesteisawesome.webs.com Yes it is about wildlife conservationthe two species of elephants are Indian elephantsandAfrican elephants


How many breeds of elephants are their?

There are Asian Elephants and there are African elephants . They both have different foot prints faces and ears and also the size of them .


Do both male and female elephants grow tusks?

It depends. Female African Elephants have small tusks while Male African Elephants have large tusks. In Asian Elephants, only the males have tusks. Females have very small or no tusks at all. Even among male elephants, the African Male's tusks are much larger than the Asian Males tusks