The Asian or Asiatic Elephant is one of the three living species of elephant and the only living species of the genus Elephas. They live in a range of habitats, including grasslands, scrublands, evergreen and deciduous forests. Asian Elephants weigh between 6,000 and 14,000 pounds (2700 – 6350 kg) and are slightly smaller than African Elephants. Due to habitat loss and illegal hunting, it can now only be found in fragmented, isolated areas. There are estimated to be roughly 25,600 and 32,750 left in the wild.
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