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Asian elephants have a shoulder height of 2-3m and weigth achieve 5000kg, smaller than a which African elephants have smaller ears. Asian elephants regularly move the ears to cool off.They have hearing, vision and sense of smell, even a very good swimmer. The Asian elephant is a generalist and can be found invarious types of habitats, including open grassland, evergreen forest, deciduous forest, secondary forest, and shrubs. Asian elephants are herbivor and also eat roots, grass, fruit, and bark.Thei r lifespan can reach up to the age of 60 years. Adult female role in a family group living with the baby but the males wanderalone. Elephants usually give birth every 2-4 years. Conflict between elephants san man is the biggest threat to Sumatran Asian Elephant. this occurs due to forest clearance, which is their habitat. Elephant pushed out of its territory do to deprivation ofits territory for plantations and fields, which then causes the elephants were to be captured or even killed vulnerable. Elephant poaching for ivory, meat and skin is also a cause of decline in the number of this type.
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