• Oct. 27, 2009
Elephants
Two Kinds of Elephants
By Jill
If you view both African and Asiatic elephants from a distance they may seem evenly similar, but take a closer look! Wild African elephants live only in Africa south of the Sahara, while Asian elephants live in southern and southeastern Asia. African elephants are better known because they are larger and fiercer then Asiatic elephants. African bulls can grow to a massive height of 11ft at the shoulder. Males, as well as females, carry tusks that average around 6 to 8 feet. While the African elephant has dark gray skin, the Asian elephants are light gray and may have some white or pink spots. Some Asiatic bulls, which are called makwahs, have no tusks. Asiatic female elephants distinctly have no tusks, although some females have extremely short ones called tushes.
January 2009
