By: Maggie Holland
Binomial Nomenclature: Elephas Maximas Status: Endangered
Every four to five years 22 months Led by the oldest female known as the ‘Matriach’
Grass Bark Shrubs Berries Leaves 1 st level 150 kg of food a day
Loss of habitat for human population growth Poaching Ivory Up to 300 people are killed a year
Grasslands Scrub forest Combined woody and grassy areas
Biotic Factors Trees Leaves Bark Grass Abiotic Factors Water Sunlight Dung Babies eat dung to keep their nutrition.
Living Space- Humans are pushing into their homes
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
Scavengers eat them Lions and Tigers can eat babies Gets poached for ivory Herbivore May live up to 70 years in captivity
My species is a butterfly species because of what it does for its habitat. It spreads berry seeds and makes forest openings or clearings.
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