SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS

ABOUT SPECIES

• Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Mammalia Order- Proboscidea Family- Elephantidae Genus- Elephas Species- Elephas maximus

WHERE THEY LIVE

• Sumatran Elephants are found exclusively on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra

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NICHES

• Diet- Herbivore
• -Sumatran Elephants feed on a variety of plants and deposit seeds which include grass, fruits, roots, ect... And this contributes to a healthy forest ecosystem
• Size- 7-10 Ft (H) and weighing about 6,500-11,000lbs
• Housing requirements-
• Climate- needs a moist tropical climate (hot, humid, rainy)

SUMATRAN ELEPHANT

• Relationships with other animals- Sumatran elephants are hunted mostly by Humans and Tigers. Competing for food isn't necessarily a problem for Sumatran Elephants because they are Herbivores and live in the tropics/rainforest region.
• Female Elephants generally breed at ten years old, and give birth after 22 months gestation period. It typically on produces 1 offspring. (With males)The calf remains with its mother till around 5 and then gains independence, females typically stay.
• Sumatran elephants are usually active during the day, and often migrate between wet and dry seasons, determined by the monsoon season.
• Sumatran elephants live/travel in herds and there lifespan is 55-77 years

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973

• "The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) was signed on December 28, 1973, and provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend"

ENDANGERED VS THREATENED

• Endangered- Are species that are in danger of becoming extinct
• Threatened- any species that is likely to become endangered and then extinct
• Endangered animals are animals that are in danger of becoming extinct now, and threatened are in danger of becoming extinct in the near future .

SUMATRAN ELEPHANT

• Conservation status- Critically endangered
• Why the animals are Endangered- These elephants are endangered because of deforestation of there habitat, and human poaching for their ivory tusks. Due to the deforestation theses elephants have crossed ways with human-settlements. They raid the crops, destroy houses, and in some cases hurt or kill people, because of this people have resorted to shooting or poisoning these elephants.
• WWF- is an organization that is trying to persevere these animals by limiting human-animal interaction with them. there trying to stop poaching, trading, or the deforestation of the Anika's habitat. This organization has programs where you can adopt a elephant or Go fund a ranger that's helping the elephants.
• Benfit- They help contribute to a healthy forest ecosystem

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PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH

• These animals help balance out food webs and the ecosystem where they live, without them ecosystems and food webs would devastate. To help you can go adopt/fund an elephant or fund one of the park rangers.

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