Asian Elephant coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of an Asian Elephant. 

 

Asian Elephant

Asian Elephants are native to. . . Asia.  That was rather obvious.  In some parts of the continent of Asia, the Asian Elephant is domesticated.  The Asian Elephant is also sometimes called an Indian Elephant. Asian Elephants have adapted to both forest and grassland habitats.  They have favorite forage food but have adapted to eat whatever is available.  They eat grass, leaves, and even bark. They also eat bamboo, shrubs, and wild fruit.  They are known to love cultivated sugarcane as well.   

Though smaller than their African cousins, Asian Elephants are still large.  The bull elephants or males weigh up to 8,800 lbs.  That is almost 4,000 kg.  The females weigh around 6,000 lbs or just over 2,700 kg. Asian Elephants are the largest land animal in Asia.  Asian Elephants live primarily in Southern Asia and in Southeast Asia.  They are important in the local cultures as well.  

Asian Elephants are very social animals.  The females live in a group of around 6 or 7 females who are all related.  Sometimes groups will join up with other groups for a short time to form a larger herd.  

The easiest way to tell an Asian Elephant from an African Elephant is to look for the arch in the back of the Asian Elephant.  An African Elephant has a saddle dip in its back. . . which is ironic because African Elephants are not domesticated and Asian Elephants ARE sometimes domesticated. . . although there are still between 20,000 and 40,000 Asian Elephants living in the wild. That is a 50% decrease in population over the last 75 years, so Asian Elephants are listed as an endangered species. 

By the way, did you notice the banana tree?  Fun Fact:  India is the number 1 producer of bananas in the world.  China is number two.  So the two countries in the world with the most banana production are in the continent of Asia.  

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