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Why are Asian Elephants smaller than African Elephants?
Asian elephants are smaller because their jungle habitat makes being large a disadvantage.
What is being done to stop Asian elephants becoming extinct?
One thing that is being done to stop Asian elephants from becoming extinct is to enforce stricter laws on poaching. Protecting their habitat is also a way to help them.
The African and Asian are the two main forms of which mammal with their ear size being an easy way to tell which is which?
The African and Asian elephants are the two main forms of this mammal. One key distinguishing feature is their ear size; African elephants have large, fan-shaped ears, while Asian elephants have smaller, rounded ears. Additionally, African elephants generally have a larger body size compared to their Asian counterparts.
What is being done to protect african elephants?
they are keep on attacking them so there are less attacks.
Is an elephant a mammal or a reptile?
I am quite certain that Asian elephants are mammals just like the African forest elephants and African bush elephants. It just makes more sense that all of the types of elephants would be mammals like one another. And from pictures that have been seen asian elephants were born without being in an egg.
What is currently being done with Asian elephants?
Some are in the wild, some are used for work (draught animals) and some are in zoos.
Are elephants an endangered species?
Asian elephants are endangered and African Bush Elephants are vulnerable, but both African forest elephants and African elephants are not, although there has been a large decline in numbers due mainly to poaching.
How much do Asian elephants weigh?
Asian Elephants weigh about 6,600-11,000 pounds; females weigh less, and are smaller than the males.
Do all elephants have tusks?
No, not all elephants have tusks. Female elephants, known as cows, have much smaller or absent tusks compared to male elephants, known as bulls. Additionally, some elephant populations, such as those in Mozambique and parts of South Africa, are increasingly being born without tusks due to selective pressures caused by poaching.
Are humans elephant predators?
Humans are not natural predators of elephants. However, there have been instances of hunting and poaching of elephants by humans for their tusks and other body parts. Conservation efforts are being made to protect elephants from such threats and ensure their survival in the wild.
How many white elephants are left?
Today only 3000 - 4000 are left in Thailand
are elephants tusks being poached?
Elephant Tusks are not being poached. Elephants themselves are being poached for their ivory.
