Asian Elephant

The Asian Elephant or Asiatic Elephant is one of the three species of elephant, well known for its Indian Elephant subspecies and is dubbed as Endangered by the IUCN Redlist. About 40,000 to 50,000 are left in the wild.

The Asian Elephant can be distinguished from it's African Elephant cousin for its smaller ears. The average adult is 2 to 4 meters (7 to 12 feet) tall. It grows up to weigh 3,000 to 5,000 kilograms (6,500-11,000 pounds).