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Há 1 dia · Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons.
Há 1 dia · The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, to Borneo in the east, Nepal in the north, and Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m ...
Há 4 dias · Family: Elephantidae Gray, 1821 — elephants. Genus: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758. Species: Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 — Asian elephant, Indian elephant. Subspecies: Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sri Lanka Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier, 1798 — mainland Asia
Há 4 dias · San Diego Zoo Global Library. Asian Elephant ( Elephas maximus) Fact Sheet: Physical Characteristics. Summary. Taxonomy & History. Distribution & Habitat. Behavior & Ecology. Diet & Feeding. Reproduction & Development. Managed Care. Population & Conservation Status. Bibliography & Resources. Physical Characteristics.
Há 1 dia · The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. The African and Asian elephants are separate species. African elephants, at up to 4 m (13 ft 1 in) tall and weighing 7500 kg (8.27 short tons), are usually larger than the Asian species and they have bigger ears.
Há 4 dias · But already we have ascertained that humans are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of animals across the globe, from insects to whales. As a result of our influence, key aspects of animal ...
Há 3 dias · Mammoth, any member of an extinct group of elephants found as fossils in Pleistocene and Holocene deposits on several continents. The woolly, Northern, or Siberian mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) is by far the best-known of all mammoths and may have persisted as late as 4,300 years ago.
