Cuvieronius (SciiFii)

The spiral-tusked elephant (Cuvieronius hyodon) is a species of New World gomphothere that originally lived in North America as well as South America during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the modern rainforests, swamps, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, and scrublands of both North and South America to help boost biodiversity. The spiral-tusked elephants can grow to be about 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) tall at the shoulder, weigh about 3.5 tonnes (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons), and superficially resemble Asian elephants with spiral-shaped tusks. It is a mixed-feeding herbivore that mainly feeds on grasses, leaves, shrubs, and fruits. It is a social herd-dwelling animal, with adult females as well as young males and females living together, which are leaded by the matriarch (female leader), but bull male spiral-tusked elephants live in mostly solitary lives unless it is breeding seasons, when males have musth and males find suitable females to mate with. The conservation status of the spiral-tusked elephant is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and due to the spiral-tusked elephant's wide natural range.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park