The Sri Lankan elephant is a subspecies of the Asian elephant inhabiting Sri Lanka. It uses forests and a mosaic of open areas through which it travels between
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The Sri Lankan elephant is a subspecies of the Asian elephant inhabiting Sri Lanka. It uses forests and a mosaic of open areas through which it travels between feeding sites and water. Extensive space and freedom of movement matter greatly in its daily life.
It takes varied plant food: grasses, leaves, shoots and bark. Its trunk serves to grasp plants, drink and explore the surroundings. Feeding animals move across the landscape; where their routes meet crops, conflicts with people may result.
Females and young form family groups led by experienced females. Within a herd are smaller mother-and-offspring units. Adult males have a different social pattern from these families. Care and travelling together help young gradually learn their environment and adult behaviour.
podłoże → bark; głowa i uszy wyłączone. WWF: 8–10 stóp w barku słonia cejlońskiego; dokładny przelicznik 1 stopa = 30,48 cm. Zakres bez rozdzielenia płci. Punkt to środek zakresu, a nie średnia populacji. Ujęcie przednie ma przybliżony punkt zasłonięty przez głowę.