Palaeoloxodon antiquus (SciiFii)

The European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is a species of elephant that originally lived throughout Pleistocene Europe as well as Western Asia and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to modern forests and grasslands of both Europe and Western Asia. 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 European straight-tusked elephant can be distinguished from the Asian straight-tusked elephant by its more robust limb bones and less stout cranium. It is the rather large elephant, growing on average of around 4–4.2 metres (13.1–13.8 ft) in height and 11.3–15 tonnes (11.1–14.8 long tons; 12.5–16.5 short tons) in weight when fully grown. 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 European straight-tusked elephant is Near Threatened due to habitat loss and historic poaching, but the conservationists are working their best in protecting the natural habitat of European straight-tusked elephants and end poaching, so far, these actions are working and the population trend of European straight-tusked elephants are increasing.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Cenozoic Park
Category:Mammals