This ppt will give some basic idea about elephants

1. Done by
Sneha C
Department of Forestry
Sir Syed College, Taliparamba

2. About elephants….
• Largest existing land animals
• Family ’Elephantidae’
• Three species are recognised
– African bush elephant
– African forest elephant
– Asian elephant

3. Distribution
• throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia,
and Southeast Asia

4. Evolution

5. Facts
• Herbivores
• Live up to 70 years in wild
• Intelligent animals
• Live in groups- comprising of females and calves
• Leader of the group-oldest female- Matriarch
• Trunk is used to drink, smell, pick up food, touch an communicate

6. African vs Asian
African elephants Asian elephants
Larger ears Smaller ears
Concave back Convex or level back
Wrinkled skin Smoother skin
Sloping abdomen Horizontal abdomen
Two ‘fingers ‘at the tip
of the trunk
One ‘finger ‘at the tip
of the trunk

7. Why Elephant day??
• African elephants - vulnerable to extinction
• Asian elephants - endangered

8. Threats
• Poaching for their ivory, meat and hides
• Habitat destruction
• Fragmentation

9. Project Elephant
• launched in 1992 by the Government of India
– To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors
– To address issues of man-animal conflict
– For the welfare of captive elephants

10. Reference : www.google.com