Sumatran Elephants
Sumatran Elephants are native to the Indonesia island, Sumatra. The Sumatran Elephants are one of three subspecies known as the Asian Elephants.
In 2011 they were declared critically endangered by IUCN; the population of the Sumatran elephants declined by at least 80% over the last 75 years.
There are around 2400 to 2800 Sumatran elephants left in the wild and over 69% of elephant habitats were lost within the last 25 years.
They can eat up to 200KG of food each day,. They mainly eat bananas, gingers and young bamboos.
Background Information
Consequences and How to help
The Sumatran elephants contribute to the ecosystem because their dung spreads seeds everywhere they go. Futhermore the Asian elephants are sacred animals; they play a role in Asian religions and cultures.
We could help by reducing our use of paper products like tissues, paperbags and more. By using less the manufactuers will chop down less trees to meet our paper demands.
The Sumatran elephants are the smallest Asian elephant,s. The femalemale elephants don't develop long tusks and male elephants usually have short tusks, which are hidden by the upper lips.
They usually live in forests close to the rivers, but they can also be found on the hills during different seasons.
They are around 5-9 feet tall and 20 feet in length. Sumatran elephants are mainly grey, brown and grey.
Characteristics