https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk Asian Elephants: From childhood to adult life en-us 2018-05-11 08:36:35 UTC 2026-01-29 08:09:05 UTC hello@padlet.com angus_norton94 https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259875979 Baby Asian Elephants live with their mothers - cows - in family units known as "parades" and "herds" (Taronga, 2018). For the early part of their life, young Asian Elephants remain with their mothers in the lowlands, feasting on grasses, trees and bamboo (Taronga, 2018).]]> 2018-05-11 08:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259875979 angus_norton94 https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876064 Female Asian Elephants remain with their mothers in the family herd for the entirety of their lives (Taronga, 2018). However, when male Asian Elephants reach adolescence, they leave their family parade to live in bachelor herds (Taronga, 2018). 
During this time in adolescence, elephants develop their active lifestyles by day and night (Taronga, 2018). An example of this can be seen in the video below with two adolescent Asian elephants play Wrestling at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.]]> 2018-05-11 08:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876064 angus_norton94 https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876107 Taronga Western Plains Zoo (2018) outlines that male and female elephants only socialise for reproduction purposes. This socialising only last for a few weeks to a month, with the males leaving the females with a 22 month pregnancy, and the females raising the young (Taronga, 2018).]]> 2018-05-11 08:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876107 angus_norton94 https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876272 Norton, A. (2018). Asian Elephants Wrestling. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY5ALWactwA
Taronga (2018). Asian Elephants. Retrieved from https://taronga.org.au/animal/asian-elephant]]> 2018-05-11 08:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259876272 angus_norton94 https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259879758 Living predominantly in south-east Asia - the area uncovered above on the map - Asian elephants lost 58% of their feeding habitat between 1933 and 2008 (Taronga, 2018). This loss of home and food is mainly due to human development in these areas. ]]> 2018-05-11 09:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/angus_norton94/ax86hzyczuk/wish/259879758