Elephant

Description:

This picture was taken by me and friends in National Zoo of Washington DC. This was an asian elephant which can grow up to 21 feet long, stand up to 10 feet tall, and weigh up to 11,000 pounds

Habitat:

Asian elephants inhabit a variety of tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 10,000 feet. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas. Their varied diet enables them to live in disturbed forests as long as they have plenty of space to move around and exploit different foods without coming into conflict with people.

Notes:

Each day at the Zoo, elephants eat 125 pounds of hay, ten pounds of herbivore pellets, ten pounds of vegetables and fruits, and a few leafy branches.