Indian elephant, elephas maximus indicus, part of the elephants family.
Indian elephants are very endangered, with a popultion of 27,000 wild elephants.
Indian elephants have a lifespan of 48 years.
They live in grasslands, deciduous,evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsular,
Laos, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
They have big ears and wrinkly skin to help them stay cool.
Indian elephants are herbivores, they eat plants, grasses,
leaves, shoots, barks, fruits, nuts, seeds.