ELEPHANTS

 PINNAWALA   ELEPHANT  ORPHANAGE  THE pinnawala orphanage was founded to care and protect the many orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forest of sri lanka  .  It was established by in  1975 by the sri lanka  department of wildlife  conservation .  on 31 august 2021 , a 25 year  old  elephant namedb surangi gave birth to twin male baby elephants at the orphanage . it also marked the first instance of  the  birth of twin elephants in SL after a gap of 80 years since 1941 . 💓the purpose of the elephant orphanage is to help the orphaned baby elephants also the adult elephants by providing them helping hands . 💗pinnawala elephant orphanage is one of  the favourite attractions for both locals and foreigners .  💗It is heaven for orphaned and injured elephants . the orphanage provides care and shelter to these majestic creatures . 

 ASIAN ELEPHANT   The Asian elephant also known as the Asiatic elephant , is the only living species of the genus elephas ad is distributed throughout the indian subcontinent . The Asian elephant is the largest living land in asia . since 1986 the asian elephant has been listed as endangered . Its primarily threatened by loss of habitat , habitat degradation , fragmentation and poaching .                                                                                                                                              DOMAIN-EUKARYOTA  KINDOM-ANIMALIA CLASS-MAMMALIA Asian elephants are known as the most beautiful e...

AFRICAN  FOREST  ELEPHANT  The African forest elephant is one of the two living species of African elephants . It is native to humid tropical forests in west africa . It is the SMALLEST of the three living elephant species . Reaching a shoulder size of 2.4m as with other african elephants , both sexes have straight , down pointing tusks , which begins to grow once the animalia reach 1-3 years old . lives in highly sociable  family groups of up  to 20 individuals . they primarily forage on leaves , seed s , fruits .                                               smallest of the three species  DOMAIN -EUKARYOTA KINDOM- ANIMALIA  CLASS-MAMMALIA FAMILY-ELEPHANTIDAE

  African bush elephants  The African bush elephant also known as the African savanna elephant is one of the two extent African elephant species and one of the three extant elephants species . It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching  shoulder height up of 3.96m and a body mass of up to 10.4t  DOMAIN  - EUKARYOTA  KINDOM  - ANIMAIA  CLASS       - MAMMALIA  ORDER      - PROBOSCIDEA FAMILY     -  ELEPHANTIDEA It is distributed across 37 African countries and inhabits forest , grasslands and woodlands , wetlands and agricultural land . It is a social mammal , travelling in herds composed of cows and their offsprings . adult bulls usually live alone or in small bachelor groups . it is a herbivore , feeding on grasses , creepers , herbs , leaves and bark .The menstrual cycle lasts three to four months , and female are pregnant for 22 months , the lon...

Female elephants are social animals , living in herds with their relatives .Males usually live alone but sometimes form small groups with other males . all elephants need a lot of space , sometimes roaming over incredible areas to find enough food and water to sustain them .  But their habitats are shrinking . African elephants habitat has declined by over 50 %since 1976 , while asian elephants are now restricted to just 15% of their original range .  Add in growing human wildlife conflict in recent years and its easy  to see why elephants are under threat .

 Features of an Elephant,  Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk,  tusks , large ear flaps , pillar like legs , and tough but sensitive grey skin . The trunk is prehensible , bringing food  and water to the mouth and grasping objects . Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve body as weapons and as tool for moving objects and  digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant    body temperature as well as in communication .