Elephant fact file
An elephant, with a young one, trying to eat the leaves of a tree at the Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary in Rangamati. Elephant food in this sanctuary has largely been wiped out by new settlers. Inset, locals irritating a migrating herd of elephants. Photo: 2011
An elephant's heart beats only 25 times a minute. Your heart usually beats between 60 to 80 times a minute
-An elephant has 5 toes on its front feet. Tough hoof-like skin covers its toes.
-With its trunk, an elephant can pull a whole tree out of the ground or pick up a tiny twig.
-An elephant's trunk has no bones but has 150,000 bands of muscle.
-An elephant can eat 300 pounds of food and drink 20 gallons of water each day.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Number of Asian Elephants by the countries
India- 20000 to 24000
Myanmar 5000 to 6000
Indonesia 2500-3000
Srilanka 2500-3000
Laos- 2000-3000
Malaysia-1500-3000
Thailand 1300-3000
Cambodia 1000-2000
Vietnam 500-1500
Bangladesh 200-350
Bhutan 60-150
China 150-300
Nepal 41-50
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