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Meaning of Asian elephant in English:

Asian elephant

noun

‘New DNA research reveals that woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern Asian elephants than to African elephants.’

‘There were once more than 300 species within the family, known as proboscideans, but today only Asian elephants and African elephants still exist.’
‘This still largely uncharted region of the world is home to Asian elephants, leopards, Himalayan black bears, wild boars, and the sambar deer, a delicacy for wide-ranging tigers.’
‘The finding is significant because it makes Borneo's 2,000 or so Asian elephants one of the highest priority populations for conservation.’
‘Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the African elephant is listed as a threatened species, and the Asian elephant is listed as an endangered species.’
‘Could the Asian elephant fulfill the same ecological role that elephants played here 13,000 years ago?’
‘‘Just as polar bears don't thrive in a hot climate, Asian elephants shouldn't live in small groups without many acres to roam,’ Detroit Zoo director Ron Kagan said at the time.’
‘Bull elephants are targeted because, unlike African elephants, only male Asian elephants produce tusks.’
‘The chirps are made by Asian elephants but not by African elephants.’
‘Of the 300 African and Asian elephants in AZA zoos, only 17 will be left in 50 years, one study predicts, and those will be too old to breed.’
‘A quarter of all Asian elephants are held in captivity, including 9-15 per cent of the total population of the Sumatran subspecies.’
‘They observed Asian elephants, both wild and captive, tearing off leafy side branches from trees or from unwieldy limbs already on the ground.’
‘They found that Asian elephants in European zoos typically live about 15 years, only half as long as elephants in timber camps.’
‘According to the narrator, who obviously loves his elephants, Asian elephants are also far more intelligent than their African brothers.’
‘Trunk banging displays of the Asian elephant produce a booming sound heard for a great distance.’
‘The Asian elephant featured strongly in Buddhism and Brahminism and the elephants were tamed and domesticated to be able to be used efficiently.’
‘Within a few decades, orangutans, Asian elephants, Sumatran tigers, Chilean flamingos, Amur leopards, and many other well-known species will likely disappear from the wild.’
‘Her group is particularly worried for the future of large mammals native to the Himalaya, including the tiger, Asian elephant, and greater one-horned rhinoceros.’
‘The traditional place to see Asian elephants in the wild is India, where about 80 national parks and 440 sanctuaries provide a host of opportunities for wildlife viewing.’
‘After that I didn't want to work with any animals other than Asian elephants.’