亚洲象、非洲象.ppt

Asian and African Elephants Size?: Length:?5?to?7 m? Shoulder?height:?2.5-3 m? Weight:?3-5?tonnes Color :gray and brown Size: Length:?6?to?7.5 m? Shoulder?height:?3-4 m? Weight:?3-8?tonnes Two extant species: The African bush elephant , the African forest elephant Distribution: In Eastern, Central and Western Africa Difference The African and the Asian elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They share some similarity, but there are differences between these 2 types of elephants. The African elephants ears are over twice the size of the Asian elephants. Also the African elephants ears are shaped quite differently, and are often referred to as the Map of Africa by some wildlife biologists. The Asian elephants ears are not shaped this way. This is easy to see from afar and is, therefore, often the way the animals are told apart from a distance. Current situation Solution： For the government：Strengthen the legislation and execution ；punish the person severely of killing elephants and stealing tusks. Build up nature reserve. For everyone, increase awareness of elephant protection; not buy and use ivory products . * By 胡晓桐 Elephant The largest living terrestrial animals The most notable features: a long proboscis ([pr?‘b?s?s] 象鼻); their incisors（门牙） grow into tusks； large ear flaps Asian Elephants Habitat： Grassland, forests Distribution： In the Eastern Himalaya and in northeast India African Elephant 亚洲象 非洲象 African elephant 1 2 Size: The African elephant is bigger than the Asian elephant. Tusk（象牙）: In Asian elephants, only some of the males will get tusks, however among African elephants both the male and female can have tusks. 3 Trunk（鼻子）: The trunk of the African elephant has two knobs of flesh on its tip, one on top and one on the bottom. The Asian elephant has only one knob of flesh on its trunk, and its at the top. 4 5 Forehead: The African elephant has a smooth curved forehead, while the Asian elephant has two humps on its f