Weight:

Height:

Tallest Point:

Body Shape:
Back
Belly

Head
Ears

Tusks:

Trunk:

Skin:

Feet:

Habitat:

Diet:

Social life:

Gestation:

3-7 tons (6,000-14,000 lbs)

7-12 feet

Top of the head

Rounded
Level or slopes to middle
Two domes
Small and rectangular


Some males have large tusks. Females and some males have tusks called "tushes" which seldom extend beyond the upper lip

Tip of trunk has 1 finger-like projection

Lightly wrinkled with sparse hair over the entire body

Usually have five toenails on each front foot and four on each rear foot


Forest of Southeast Asia

Primarily a browser


Female family groups. Adult males are solitary or form loose social relationships

659 days +/- 30 days

(From Elephant Husbandry Resource Guide)