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By: Maggie Holland. Binomial Nomenclature: Elephas Maximas Status: Endangered.

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1 By: Maggie Holland

2 Binomial Nomenclature: Elephas Maximas Status: Endangered

3 Every four to five years 22 months Led by the oldest female known as the ‘Matriach’

4 Grass Bark Shrubs Berries Leaves 1 st level 150 kg of food a day

5 Loss of habitat for human population growth Poaching Ivory Up to 300 people are killed a year

6 Grasslands Scrub forest Combined woody and grassy areas

7 Biotic Factors Trees Leaves Bark Grass Abiotic Factors Water Sunlight Dung Babies eat dung to keep their nutrition.

8 Living Space- Humans are pushing into their homes

9 Used to be from west to southeast Asia Being moved towards the Himalayas, adapting to eating out of gardens 25,600 to 32,750 individuals Females mature at 10 years old Males mature at 6-7 years old

10 Scavengers eat them Lions and Tigers can eat babies Gets poached for ivory Herbivore May live up to 70 years in captivity

11 My species is a butterfly species because of what it does for its habitat. It spreads berry seeds and makes forest openings or clearings.

12 "Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)." ARKive. Wildscreen, n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013.. "Asian Elephant.".wcs. Wildlife Conservation Society, n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013. <http://www.wcs.org/saving-wildlife/elephants/asian-elephant.asp&xgt;. "Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)." edgeofexistence. Zoological Society of London, n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013.. "Climate change and animals.".wwf. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013.. Pictures from: Arkive

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