Females have very small tusks, if any. They live from the Middle East through southern Asia. It is found in habitats ranging from thick jungles to grassy plains. They eat a wide variety of grasses, as well as bark, roots, leaves, small stems, vines, and shrubs. They use their trunks, muscular extensions of the nose and upper lip, to grasp grasses and other food.
Males are usually solitary and non territorial, occasionally forming small groups.
Status Endangered due to overhunting - primarily for ivory. All Rights reserved.