Indian elephant:
The elephant is the largest wild animal that lives on the ground and specifically the African elephant is the largest wild animal on earth, but there are other species of elephants is the Indian elephant or Asian elephant is a little smaller than the African elephant, which we discussed in detail in a previous article in addition to some difference in Physical details will be discussed in detail on this subject.
The Indian elephant or Asian elephant lives in tropical forests in India, China and most countries in
Southeast Asia
The Indian elephant has smaller ears than the African elephant. The spine is curved more than the African elephant, and Indian elephant females are very rare and rarely have fangs and if the fangs are found they are hardly visible and can only be seen when an Indian elephant opens its mouth.
The height of the Indian elephant ranges between 2 - 3 meters and is therefore a little smaller than the African elephant and weighs the Indian elephant between 3000 - 5000 kg, ranging in color ranging from gray, brown and black, and the maximum speed of the Indian elephant does not exceed 43 kilometers per hour and the average Aged between 55 - 70 years old, Indian elephant immersed in water and enjoy splashing water on his body to shower at the trunk, which is used in many functions such as breathing, tattooing smells and drums, drinking and gathering food. The Indian elephant trunk contains about 100 thousand different muscles, Indian elephant having one finger in The end of the trunk while the African elephant trunk contains two fingers at the end of its trunk.
Indian elephant of herbivores which means that he eats plants and plant materials only in order to get all the nutrients he needs in order to survive. The Indian elephant deals with a wide range of plants including grasses, leaves, zebra, bark, fruit, nuts, seeds and often uses Indian elephant trunk or hose In order to collect food, the Indian elephant takes about 136 kg of food per day, and the Indian elephant wanders for long distances so that he can get the food he needs so the Indian elephant does not sleep only Not throughout the day.
Indian female elephant reaches puberty at age 10 and gives birth to one calf at a time after a gestation period of 22 months. The Indian elephant weighs about 100 kg at birth. Care of the young is not only the responsibility of the mother, but the responsibility of all females in the herd. Indian elephant with his mother for up to 5 years until he begins to rely on himself and the composition of his herd if he is male either in the case of the female, they remain with the rest of the herd.
The Indian elephant has been cultivated for thousands of years and has been used to transport heavy objects such as cut trees and carrying humans on its backs. The Indian elephant has also been used in wars. The Indian elephant is now used in most of Asia to transport tourists and roam. The Indian elephant is known for human friendliness and intelligence. In art shows and trained elephants can work drawings and paintings
The Indian elephant is considered to be an endangered animal. There are only about 50,000 elephants in the wild because of fishing operations to obtain ivory canyons and loss of land. There are not many predatory animals that threaten the life of the Indian elephant because of its large size and strength. Young Indian elephants are at risk of predation by strong predators.
It is interesting to note that the Indian elephant, in addition to dolphins and chimpanzees, is the only animal that can identify itself in the mirror.
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