https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf Elephas Maximus en-us 2021-02-24 13:12:35 UTC 2023-04-18 11:44:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f418.png vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236099607 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.]]> 2021-02-24 13:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236099607 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236147092 2021-02-24 13:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236147092 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236172160 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. ]]> 2021-02-24 13:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1236172160 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252950563 Elephants dig holes to try and find water. They leave these holes so other animals can find these holes that lead to water, too.]]> 2021-03-01 13:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252950563 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252991018 2021-03-01 13:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252991018 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252992401 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. ]]> 2021-03-01 13:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1252992401 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253011468 Asian Elephants inhabit dry to wet grasslands spanning in 13 countries in south and southeast Asia.]]> 2021-03-01 13:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253011468 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253036578 2021-03-01 13:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253036578 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253038679 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.]]> 2021-03-01 13:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1253038679 vfc4519994 https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1256245029 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.]]> 2021-03-02 02:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vfc4519994/36jcmhjdgypicjyf/wish/1256245029