Elephant+Period+4

**Group Members:** Shad Sodel and Jackson Lourie


 * How Will We Work Together:** We will collect information on our own and then share our information with each other and tell each other our ideas.

Research:

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal African Elephant- In Africa only south of the Sahara. Asian aka Indian Elephant- Parts of India and southeast Asia. Neither of the elephants migrates. Both live in Tropical and Subtropical Moist Forests, Flooded Grasslands and Savannas, and Acacia savannas.   The main subspecies are Asian and African Elephants, but the minors are Indicus, Maximus, Sumatranus are the subspecies. Part of the proboscideans species that was filled with over 350 different kinds of animals that lived over 50 million years ago such as the Mammoths and Rhinos.  African- •  <span style="color: rgb(19, 215, 9)"><span style="color: rgb(36, 236, 24)"> Can weigh up to as much 14,000 to 16,000 pounds • Has a swayed back • Tapering head • 10 to 14 feet • 8,820 to 15,430 pounds • Females smaller in size and weight • Large ears that cover its shoulders • Exposed tusks, but the males’ tusks are longer and heavier <span style="color: rgb(26, 239, 38)">.

<span style="color: rgb(22, 211, 18)"> Asian- • 6,615 to 11,020 pounds • 7 to 12 feet • Much smaller Ears • Female smaller than males <span style="color: rgb(22, 211, 18)">

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment <span style="color: rgb(64, 246, 40)">They <span style="color: rgb(27, 242, 24)"> are indangered in scattered areas south of the Sahara and in isolated patches in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. Many people go after the elephant for its ivory tusks. They have been conserved and have not been able to be hunted sense 1989. Other people use them as beasts of burden and many die from starvation and by over heated because they have to carry very heavy loads. In 1930 there were between 5 and 10 million African elephants. By 1979 there were 1.3 million. In 1989 when they were on the endangered species list there were about 600,000 remaining, less than one percent of their original number! 3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. <span style="color: rgb(59, 240, 40)">Some Zoo's where the elephants are kept are Zoo Atlanta, Toronto Zoo, North Carolina Zoo. 4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation <span style="color: rgb(59, 240, 40)">All of the elephants are no longer aloud to be hunted but still much poching is going on for the Elephant's very expensie ivory tusks. The conservation centers find the animals mates wich helps them reproduce wich increases the population. They will also take in injured or sick animals and nurture them back to health. The places where they study of the Elephant conservation is at Elephant Care International and National Zoological Park. The heads of these organazations are Hank Hammatt, Susan Mikota, Wilbur B. Amand, and Stephen Alter.

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population


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Bibliography (All Resources Used) http://elephant.elehost.com http://animals.nationalgeographic.com http://www.pbs.org/ http://www.sandiegozoo.org http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ http://www.awf.org/ http://www.worldwildlife.org/ http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=elephants+&m=text http://www.wildlifetrust.org/

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