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the elephant

Elephants are large body animal with a long trunk and two tusks. There are two main species of elephants as African and Asian. The African elephants are larger in size with about 4m to that of Asian who stands about 3m.
They spend almost 22 hours in eating and they are herbivorous animal who likes to eat grass, fruits, leaves, roots, and others. Life span of elephants goes between 50-70 years. Their main habitats are rainforest and flood plains.

elephant internet resources

Introduction to the Proboscidea
Berkeley's introduction to modern and ancient elephants.
http: //ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/mesaxonia/prob...

NATURE: The Elephants of Africa
learn interesting facts about the elephant, the ivory trade, and poaching A PBS special.
http: //pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/

Save the Elephants
http: //savetheelephants.com/

The Elephant Anatomy on the Elephant Information Repository
This page offers a detailed and easy to understand window into the anatomy and internal systems of an Elephant.
http: //elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants/Anatom...

The Elephant Information Repository
Contains a large repository of elephant related information, links, news, conservation, and an in-depth look at the elephant. A great place to learn more about elephants.
http: //elephant.elehost.com/

The Elephant Sanctuary
The Elephant Sanctuary of Hohenwald, Tennessee is a natural-habitat refuge where sick, old and needy elephants can once again walk the Earth in peace and dignity.
http: //elephants.com/

The Elephants of Cameroon
Join the North Carolina Zoo and its researchers on an interactive project to track and study elephants in northern Cameroon.
http: //fieldtripearth.org/div_index.xml?id=3

US Elephant CITES Action Alert
Tell the United States government you support elephants and the Ivory ban for the upcoming CITES meeting.
http: //elephant.elehost.com/CITES/US/usactionalert...

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