Asian Elephant Calf and Mother (1994)
Details The Asian elephant calf, Kumari is playing on a big pile of sand in the elephant yard with her mother, Shanti.
Species Elephas maximus
Range Indomalaya, Sumatra, Borneo
Habitat Varies from thick jungle to open grassland.
Social Structure Herds are matriarchal, (female headed), and consist of females and their offspring. Males are chased out of the herd at adolescence. Adult males shadow herds, hoping to be chosen as mates.
Behavior
Voice
Diet Grasses, vines, leaves and fruit.
Lifespan 50 to 70 years.
Status Endangered