The Indian
Elephant
This large animal, 6-11 feet at the shoulder, needs a lot of space
and food to survive.
Diet
The average India Elephant eats for up to 19 hours a day and can make
220 pounds of dung each day. The elephant eats a range of grass, bark,
leaves, stems and cultivated crops such as bananas, rice and sugar cane.
It can eat up to 300 kg of food and 160 ltr of water daily.
Human/Elephant Conflict
Elephant numbers are going down because of illegal wildlife trade
and poaching. Because of logging and forests getting destroyed
elephants raid farmer's crops and the farmers shoot the elephants.
Logging is responsible for many elephant deaths.
Uniqueness
The average Indian Elephant will sleep 3-12 hours a day. An
elephant can smell water from 12 miles away. To prevent sunburn the
elephants will use sand to protect them from the suns glaze.
They are not safe so we as humans need to help them by setting up
sanctuaries or nature parks so they have freedom to roam without being
harmed.
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