Information about elephants in Thailand

(1) animal name. Mammals, proboscis, Elephantidae. Elephant, commonly known as elephant, is the largest land animal in the world. Its main external feature is a flexible and muscular long nose, which has the function of winding and is a powerful tool for elephants to defend themselves and feed. There are only two species of proboscis, Asian elephant and African elephant, belonging to 1 family and 2 genera. Asian elephants were once widely distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia south of the Yangtze River in China, but now their distribution is decreasing, mainly in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries. There are also a few wild populations in Xishuangbanna, China. African elephants are widely distributed throughout the African continent.

The elephant shoulder is about 2 meters high and weighs 3 ~ 7 tons. Big head and big ears are like fans. The limbs are as thick as cylinders, supporting a huge body, and the knee joint cannot flex freely. The length of the nose is almost equal to the body length, and it is cylindrical, stretching and bending freely; The end of the nostril is open, and there are finger-like protrusions on the tip of the nose, which can pick up small things. There are 1 pairs of well-developed incisors in the maxilla, which grow for life. The front teeth of African elephants can be as long as 3.3 meters, while the female fangs of Asian elephants are not exposed. There are six buccal teeth on both sides of the upper and lower jaw, which grow from front to back in turn, with high crown and complex structure. There are five toes on each foot, but 1 and the fifth toe are hypoplastic. The coat is sparse and the body color is light grayish brown. Male elephant testicles are hidden in abdominal cavity; There are two nipples behind the front legs of the female elephant, and the pregnancy lasts for more than 600 days. Generally, each fetus 1 offspring. African elephants have two finger-like protrusions at the end of their long noses, while Asian elephants have only 1. African elephants have big ears and big bodies, while Asian elephants have small ears, small bodies and light weight.

Elephants inhabit various habitats, especially jungles, grasslands and river valleys. Live in groups, and males occasionally live alone. Feeding on plants, the food intake is huge, with a daily food intake of more than 225 kilograms. Life expectancy is about 80 years. Some elephants have been domesticated by human beings and regarded as domestic animals, which can be used for riding or labor. Ivory has always been used as a valuable carving material, which is expensive, so elephants have been killed and the number has dropped sharply.

Modern elephants evolved from their ancestors. According to the fossil discovery, the Eocene ancestor elephant only had a long nose and a small body. From ancestor elephants to modern elephants.

African elephant

Distributed in central, eastern and southern Africa.

African elephants live in tropical forests, jungles and grasslands from sea level to 5000 meters above sea level. It is the largest living land mammal. Living in groups, led by a male elephant, daily life, no settlements. Feed on weeds, leaves, bark, branches, etc.

The reproductive period is not fixed, the pregnancy is about 22 months, each child is 1, the sexual maturity age is 13- 14, and the life span is 60-70 years. Beijing Zoo 1954 begins to be exhibited.

Be listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

The African elephant is the largest living terrestrial mammal, with a body length of 6-7.5 meters, a tail length of 1- 1.3 meters, a shoulder height of 3-4 meters and a weight of 5-7.5 tons. The highest record is a man. Raise money? .96m, total length10.67m, forefoot girth1.8m, weight1/0/.75t.. The largest ivory record is 350 cm long and weighs about 107 kg.