mf-asian+elephant

=The Asian  Elephant =

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Range:asian elephants live in,india,sri lanka, burma,indonesia,thailand,cambodia,vietnam,laos,malaysia,nepal,bangdalesh and parts of southern china.
= = Diet:The average diet of an asian elephant consists of mostly grass,herbs,leaves,fruit,and tree bark.they eat 10% of their body weight each day.Thats over 170kgs!

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Behavior & adaptations to its way of life:

 * tusks for protection
 * trunk to lift food and suck up water
 * padded feet for stealthy walking

Relationship to people:
the asian elephant is not too friendly to humans but if it is a timber elephant it is trained to respect its mahouts (or rider)