Palaeoloxodon namadicus (SciiFii)

The Asian straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon namadicus), also known as the giant straight-tusked elephant, is a species of elephant that originally lived throughout Pleistocene Asia, from India, to Japan, and to Sri Lanka, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to modern forests, rainforests, and grasslands of Asia, both mainland and in large islands (Japan and Sri Lanka). Their skull structure is also different from that of modern-styled elephants. The grouping of this genus is supported by cranial synapomorphies with other species of Palaeoloxodon. The Asian straight-tusked elephant can be distinguished from the European straight-tusked elephant by its less robust limb bones and more stout cranium. As one of its name suggests, it is the largest land mammal that has ever existed, growing on average of around 5.2 metres (17.1 ft) tall at the shoulder and 19.5 tonnes (21.5 short tons) in weight when fully grown, even bigger than the giant giraffe rhinoceros. Like all elephants, it is a herbivore that mainly feeds on grasses, leaves, bark, shrubs, fruits, and many other types of vegetation, and both females (young and old) and male calves are social herd-dwelling animals in which herds are led by the matriarchs (elderly females), while adult males live in solitary lives unless during mating seasons, when males are ready to mate with the females. The conservation status of the Asian straight-tusked elephant is Vulnerable due to habitat loss and some poaching, but the conservationists are working their best in protecting the natural habitat of Asian straight-tusked elephants and end poaching, so far, these actions are working and the population trend of Asian straight-tusked elephants are increasing.
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