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The Asian Elephant is the largest animal in the Asian continent. They are smaller than their African cousins, and their ears are also smaller than the African species. Not all Asian Elephants have tusks, either.

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Asian Elephants have adapted in many ways to live in this new, changing environment they have. Some adaptations include: babies covered in orange-ish hair,  flapping their ears to cool down,  and using their trunks to squirt mud or water on them.

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Elephants dig holes to try and find water. They leave these holes so other animals can find these holes that lead to water, too.

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When the elephants search for water, they also leave paths from their giant footprints stomping on the soft dirt. This allows animals to find resources, and even allows humans to monitor elephants easier.

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Asian Elephants inhabit dry to wet grasslands spanning in 13 countries in south and southeast Asia.

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Asian Elephants are endangered due to major habitat loss. Poachers kill over 30,000 Asian elephants a year, which makes their species even more endangered.

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Unlike other animals, baby asian elephants dont have hair to keep them warm in cold weather. The hair helps carry away heat from their skin into the air. Adult elephants lose some of their hair, and need another measure for cooling themselves down. They flap their ears as a way to cool down the blood vessels in their ears and distribute colder blood throughout their body.