Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Asha
Asha is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Asha
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus
The asian elephant is a large social proboscidean with smaller ears than African elephants.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- EN Endangered Endangered (EN) It faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Tropical forests, grasslands and scrub.
- Distribution
- South and Southeast Asia.
- Feeding
- Grasses, leaves, bark, roots and fruit.
- Characteristics
- A large social proboscidean with smaller ears than African elephants.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
The trunk contains thousands of muscle bundles and is used for drinking and communication.