### animal | vertebrate | mammal | elephant:

Asian elephant
* Asian Elephants eat grass , hay , twigs , bark and fruits.
* Most Asian elephants live in forests.
* Most asian elephants have brown skin
  - features
* Most asian elephants have many features
  - unique features
* Most asian elephants inhabit grassland
  - open grassland
  - walk on feet
* Some Asian elephants live in drier scrub lands.
* are different from African elephants
  - endangered
  - herbivores
  - highly intelligent and self-aware
  - potentially less vulnerable to the ivory trade, as females usually lack tusks
  - primarily forest animals, preferring a shady environment
  - quite different from their African cousins
  - slightly smaller
  - smaller and more easily tamed than African elephants
  - spread over areas with very different amounts of rain
  - usually the older ones, while young African elephants are used too
* are very different animals from their African savannah dwelling cousins
  - social animals
* bear smaller tusks, and female Asian elephants are generally tuskless.
* communicate via rumbles, growls, bellows, and moans.
* depend on the availability of food and water.
  - dark grey to brown skin
  - more muscle coordination and can perform more complex tasks
  - much smaller ears and one finger at the end of their trunk
  - one small finger-like projection at the end of the trunk
  - small ears and only the males have tusks
* have smaller ears and shorter tusks than African elephants
  - than their African counterparts
* live in India, Nepal, and parts of Southeast Asia
  - Nepal, India and Southeast Asia in scrub forests and rain forests
* occupy forests and semi-open or dense scrub with access to water and shade.
* talk to each other by touch, sound and scent.
* tend to be slightly smaller than African elephants, with smaller ears.
* vary geographically in their colour and amount of depigmentation.
+ Asian Elephant, Description: Elephants :: Mammals of Asia
  * Asian elephants are different from African elephants. They are smaller, have smaller ears, a more rounded back, and a fourth toenail on each of their back feet. They have thick, dry skin with a small amount of stiff hair, and are grey to brown in colour. Female Asian elephants have small tusks and occasionally none at all. Sometimes pink spots appear on the ears as a result of depigmentation.
  * Asian Elephants eat grass, hay, twigs, bark and fruits. It can live up to 60 to 80 years. It can weigh up to 500kg and be up to 300cm tall
  - Habitat
  * Asian elephants are spread over areas with very different amounts of rain. They can survive in dry places where less than 40cm of rain falls per year and in wet areas where over 8 meters of rain falls in a year

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | elephant:

Baby elephant
* Most baby elephants are killed by animals
  - mourn death
  - use mouths
* Some baby elephants eat vegetables.
* are able to rest on their mothers' flanks during the long paddles
  - born blind, but they can stand up almost immediately
  - called calves and they sometimes suck their trunks for comfort
  - milk dependent for the first two years of their lives
  - usually dependent on mother s milk for at least three years
* have absolutely no idea what to do with their short trunks.
* like to use their mothers large bulk for shade when the sun is high.
* stay very close to their mothers for the first couple of months.
  - their trunks as snorkels when they swim

Bull elephant
* are dangerous, and most zoos lack the facilities to handle an adult male elephant.
* live outside the family herd and mating takes place after courtship.