Asian elephant

An Asian elephant is an elephant found in India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. The habitat of Asian elephants are scrub forest and rain forest edge.

An Asian elephant at San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California

What are the differences between African elephants and Asian elephants?

The differences between Asian elephants and African elephants are primarily that Asian elephants have noticeably smaller ears. Usually only the male Asian elephants have visible tusks. The skin of Asian elephants is not as wrinkly as that of African elephants. At the end of their trunks, Asian elephants only have one "finger", rather than 2 in the case of African elephants. The backs of Asian elephants are also different from African elephants being dome shaped.

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