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The Asian elephant, indian elephant is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Asiatic elephant
A young / baby of a Asiatic elephant is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Asiatic elephant group is called a 'herd, flock, parade or memory'.Countries
Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and VietnamSome facts about the
Asian elephant
Adult weight : 3178 kg (6991.6 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 66 years
Female maturity :3287 days
Male maturity : 3287 days
Gestation : 644 days
Weaning : 548 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 1141 days
Weight at birth : 107 kg (235.4 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 2337 W
Body mass : 3672 kg (8078.4 lbs)
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