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	Elephant - MSN Encarta
		According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha chose the form of a white elephant as one of his many earthly incarnations, and the rare appearance of a white elephant is still heralded as a manifestation of the gods.
		Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia—grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains.
		Asian elephants are shorter and stockier than their African relatives, with ears that do not reach their shoulders.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575386/Elephant.html (1215 words)

	Asian Elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), sometimes known as by the name of its nominate subspecies the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas.
		The Asian Elephant tends to grow to around two to four meters (7-12 feet) in height and 3,000-5,000 kilograms (6,500-11,000 pounds) in weight.
		Elephants live on average for 60 years in the wild and 80 in captivity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asian_Elephant (1097 words)

	Elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elephants are increasingly threatened by human intrusion, with the African elephant population plummeting from 3 million in 1970 to roughly 600,000 in 1989, to 272,000 in 2000 and then to between 400,000 and 660,000 in 2003
		The smallest of all the elephants is the Sumatran Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus).
		Elephants have also been used as mounts for safari-type hunting, especially Indian shikar (mainly on tigers), and as ceremonial mounts for royal and religious occasions, whilst Asian elephants have been used for transport and entertainment, and are common to circuses around the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elephant (8069 words)

	Asian Elephants - info and games
		The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas.
		Asian elephants tend to grow to around two to four meters (7-12 feet) in height and 3,000-5,000 kilograms (6,500-11,000 pounds) in weight.
		Asian and African: Asian elephants have other differences from their African relatives, including a more arched back than the African, one semi-prehensile "finger" at the tip of their trunk as opposed to two, 4 nails on each hind foot instead of three, and 19 pairs of ribs instead of 21.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /content/animals/animals/mammals/asian_elephant.htm (679 words)

	Asian Elephants - National Zoo\| FONZ
		The Zoo is committed to Asian elephant conservation in the wild and in zoos.
		Asian elephants are endangered in the wild, where perhaps only 30,000 still live in forests of south and southeast Asia.
		Elephant Trails for these majestic animals, and help to save populations both in zoos and in the wild through science and conservation initiatives.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AsianElephants/default.cfm (891 words)

	Asian Elephant - Elephas maximus
		Asian elephants are an oddity among mammals as they grow until they die, which is usually around the age of sixty.
		Asian elephants reach sexual maturity at the age of 15.
		The Asian elephant is related to the African elephant and has four subspecies: the Ceylon, Sumatran, Indian, and Malaysian elephants.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/elephant/asian.html (314 words)

	Fact Sheets > Animals > Asian Elephant
		Asian elephants differ in appearance from their African relatives by having smaller ears, smaller tusks (the female's are almost non-existent), two humps on the forehead, and an arched back.
		Both African and Asian elephants are descended from a long line of giant animals that included the wooly mammoth and mastodon.
		The word "elephant" comes from the Greek word elephas, meaning ivory, in reference to the animal's prominent tusks, which are actually elongated incisor teeth.
	www.fact-sheets.com /science-nature/animals/asian_elephant (739 words)

	San Francisco Zoo \| Animals \| Asian Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Elephants are completely vegetarian, and in the wild, they feed on green grass, shoots and buds of trees, shrubs, bark, fruit and vegetables of all kinds.
		Elephants are sociable animals, with males living apart from the herd of females and young.
		Asian elephants were placed on the Endangered list in 1978, with an estimated 34,000-54,000 left in the wild.
	www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=14 (486 words)

	ADW: Elephas maximus: Information
		Asian elephants were formerly widely distributed south of the Himalayas, throughout Southeast Asia, and in China as far north as the Yangtze River.
		In contrast to African elephants, Asian elephants have ears that are much smaller, the back is not as sloping, the head rather than the shoulders is the highest part of the body, the trunk has a single finger-like projection rather than two, and the hind foot has 4 nails rather than 3.
		Elephants use their tusks for a variety of purposes: to dig for water, remove bark from trees, maneuver fallen trees and branches, mark trees, rest their trunk on, fight with, and, in domestic animals, for various kinds of work.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Elephas_maximus.html (1445 words)

	ASIAN ELEPHANTS
		The Asian elephant has only one "finger" on the end of its trunk as compared with two "fingers" that the African elephant has on the end of its trunk.
		Asian elephants are threatened more by destruction and fragmentation of their habitat rather than poaching (killing elephants for tusks) as is the African elephant.
		The life cycle of the elephant is remarkably similar to that of an average human being.
	www.elephantcountryweb.com /Ellies5.html (1498 words)

	Asian Elephant
		An expectant mother is often given protection by a second cow elephant during birth and for a while afterwards, because elephant calves are sometimes attacked by lions, tigers and hyenas.
		There are at present an estimated 29,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants left in the wild, and they are now regarded as endangered throughout most of their natural habitat.
		Captive elephants in distress have been known to weep, just like humans, though generally captive elephants are well treated by their owners because they are so highly prized.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/asian_elephant.html (642 words)

	Asian Elephant \| Animal Facts \| Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Asian elephant has 5 toes on the foreleg and 4 toes on each hind leg.
		Typically elephants are seen spraying water, and dirt on their back to keep cool and clean, as well as to rid themselves of insects.
		Elephants have a need to be by water, and are excellent swimmers.
	www.fresnochaffeezoo.com /animals/elephant.html (729 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Asian elephant, Indian elephant
		Asian elephants are more easily tamed than their larger African counterparts, and have been used as beasts of burden for centuries.
		Asian elephants are distinguished from their African counterparts by their smaller size, smaller ears, more rounded back, and a fourth toenail on each of their hind feet.
		Asian elephants are very sociable and live in basic family units of one adult cow and her offspring.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/178.shtml (438 words)

	Asian Elephants - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Elephants' trunks, unique among living mammals, are versatile, enabling them to reach the ground, manipulate tiny objects or tear down huge tree limbs, squirt water over their backs or into their mouths, or blow dirt onto their backs during dust baths.
		Elephants play important roles in the cultures and religions of countries in most of their range, which inspires support for habitat protection measures, continued studies about elephants and their conservation needs, and efforts to mitigate conflicts between elephants and people.
		Elephants' closest known relatives are dugongs and manatees, hyraxes, and aardvarks.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AsianElephants/factasianelephant.cfm (843 words)

	Indian Elephant
		Many elephants do reach the age of 60, but few elephants reach the age of 70 because the teeth will be worn down and decayed to the point of them not being able to eat any more resulting in death by slow starvation.
		Elephants are herbivores and will spend up to 20 hours a day eating anywhere from 150 to 300kg of jungle fodder or 6 to 8% of their body weight in food each day.
		Elephants are very loyal to their mahouts and they are often associated with supernatural powers because they control such a big animal.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /indian_elephant.htm (4337 words)

	WWF - Asian elephants
		Through the Asian Rhinos and Elephants Action Strategy (AREAS), WWF is working throughout the Asian elephant range to conserve the remaining populations and their habitats.
		Asian elephants keep their ears in constant motion in order to radiate the heat they generate and therefore cool themselves.
		The skin colour of Asian elephants is dark grey to brown, with patches of pink on the forehead, the ears, the base of the trunk and chest.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/elephants/asian_elephants/index.cfm (569 words)

	Asian Elephant
		Asian elephants are much smaller, weighing between 6,615 and 11,020 pounds at a height of about 7 to 12 feet compared to the 8,820 to 15,430 at 10 to 13 feet of the African elephant.
		Asian elephants are less prone to poaching (killing elephants for ivory tusks) because few males (and no females) grow tusks.
		When a young Asian elephant is stressed and nervous they will go to an adult and place the tip of their trunk in the adults mouth.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/elephant.html (762 words)

	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
		Asian elephant is a species belonging to the family of elephants (Elephantidae), which is included in the mammal order Proboscidea.
		It was formerly called Indian elephant, which is a confusing name, since Asian elephants occur in 13 asian countries, from west India, to southern China, and in southeast from the malay peninsula to the islands Sumatra and Borneo, why "Indian" is unappropiate, and the name "Indian elephant" should be used only for the Indian subspecies.
		Asian elephant was once distributed from Tigris and Euphrates Valleys of Syria and Iraq to the yellow river of China and South to Sumatra (Daniel, 1995).
	www.elephant.se /asian_elephant.php (334 words)

	ASIAN ELEPHANT -- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Asian elephant is one of the largest land mammals on Earth.
		Asian elephants stand eight to ten feet tall at the shoulder.
		Elephants are full grown at the age of 17.
	www.kidsplanet.org /factsheets/asianelephant.html (344 words)

	Animal Info - Asian Elephant
		The Asian elephant once ranged from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in ancient Mesopotamia in the west, east through Asia south of the Himalaya to Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, including Sri Lanka and Sumatra and possibly Java, and north into China at least as far as the Yangtze River.
		Female Asian elephants are not affected by ivory poaching (due to their lack of tusks), so poaching has not affected the overall population numbers of Asian elephants as drastically as it has in the case of the African elephant.
		The Asian elephant is gregarious, and, although males sometimes live alone, females are always found in family groups consisting of mothers, daughters, sisters and immature males.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/elepmaxi.htm (1753 words)

	Indian Elephant (Elephas indicus)
		Elephants prefer thick forests with an abundant supply of food and a large amount of shade.
		The baby elephant, called a calf, weighs about 200 to 250 pounds and is able to walk only 2 hours after it is born.
		For such a large animal, the elephant is very deft, having the ability to balance on two legs if necessary to reach leaves in a tree.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Indian_Elephant.asp (546 words)

	Digimorph - Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
		Although the current distribution of the Asian elephant is considerable, this species historically roamed from Iraq to northern China.
		The Asian elephant can be distinguished from the African form by its smaller size, smaller ears, convexly curved back, flattened forehead, and the presence of one instead of two lips on the distal end of the trunk.
		The skull and mandible of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana).
	www.digimorph.org /specimens/Elephas_maximus/skull (514 words)

	asianelephants.html
		Asian elephants are distinct from the African elephants because their high rounded heads and arched backs give them a more chubby appearance.
		Asian elephants also hold their heads higher, and the forehead is concaved.
		Asian elephants are thought to have a more gentile nature, and be very tolerant of the things humans do, when tamed.
	www.uvm.edu /~vvincent/asianelephantsp.html (523 words)

	Wildlife Trust :: The Asian Elephant
		The elephant's habitat is exploited for fruits, fodder, fuel, etc, and the forests cleared for cultivation, plantations, settlements, etc. Added to this, developmental activities like hydroelectric projects, roads, railway lines and mining have also robbed the elephant of its home.
		The elephants here travel over an area of up to 1000 square kilometers each year, thus indicating that the maintenance of large, contiguous tracts of forest and grassland habitat is important to ensure their long-term survival.
		In 2003, Raman was a Whitley GOLD Award winner and a Whitley Award winner for his work with Asian elephants as a flagship for biodiversity conservation in the Nilgiri landscape of southern India.
	www.wildlifetrust.org /news/2005/0401_asian.htm (2008 words)

	Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project
		They teach the elephants how to hold the brush, and a number of mahouts have also customized their paintbrushes, adding bamboo handles that are easier for the elephants to grip.
		Elephant painting of the northern, or Lampang school tends to be lyrical and expressive, characterized by broken brushwork, curvilinear forms, and bold, clear, primary colors.
		Indeed, elephant painting is the ultimate Outsider Art, reinvigorating a moribund art scene and resolving the fin-de-si cle "crisis in painting" with a bold and uninhibited return to gestural abstraction.
	www.elephantart.com /catalog/thailand.php (915 words)

	WWF - Sumatran elephant
		The Sumatran elephant, the smallest of the Asian elephants, is facing serious pressures arising from illegal logging and associated habitat loss and fragmentation in Indonesia.
		As forests shrink, elephants are increasingly closer to fields and cultivated land, generating conflict with humans that often result in the death of the elephants by poisoning or capture, as well as economic losses to humans.
		Sumatran elephants are the smallest of the Asian elephants.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/elephants/asian_elephants/sumatran_elephant/index.cfm (264 words)

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