Asian Elephant

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Photo of Asian Elephant

SCIENTIFIC NAME Elephas maximus

RANGE Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam

LOCATION IN THE ZOO McNair Asian Elephant Habitat

COOL ANIMAL FACT There are two elephant species; Asian And African. Look at the ears and tusks to tell them apart: Asian elephants have smaller ears, and while African male and female elephants both have tusks, Asian female elephants do not.

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McNair Asian Elephant Habitat