12/08/2025
WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
Currently, there are 3 elephant species in the world - the African Savanna Elephant, the African Forest Elephant, and the Asian Elephant. There are 4 subspecies of the Asian Elephant - the Sri Lankan Elephant, the Indian Elephant, the Sumatran Elephant, and the Bornean Elephant.
African Savanna Elephants are the largest elephant species, while Bornean Elephants are the smallest elephants in the world. African Elephants weigh up to 6000 Kg (13,200 lbs). Bornean Elephants weigh up to 3000 Kg (6,600 lbs). Among Asian Elephants, the Sri Lankan Elephant is considered the largest subspecies (weighing up to 5500 Kg).
While male and female African Elephants have tusks, only male Asian Elephants have tusks. Notably, African Elephants also have larger ears. It's estimated that there are 415,000 African Elephants left in Africa, while there are less than 50,000 Asian Elephants left in Asia.
