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Heidi | BUN - RAI | Duang-Jan | Cham- poo |
Heidi is 50 years old
wight: 1 ton
Rescued from logging company
Arrived at sanctuary September 2017
*You can recognize Heidi because her face is very skinny and she is a bit smaller than the rest of the elephants. She also does not have any hairs on her tail. |
Bun Lai
52 years old
1.2 ton
Rescued from riding camp
Arrived at sanctuary October 2016
*You can recognize Bun Lai because she has only a couple of hairs on her tail. |
Duang-Jan (Moonshine) 30 years old Rescued from riding camp Arrived at sanctuary October 2016 *You can recognize Duang Chan because she is a different breed than the rest of the elephants. She is Sri Lankan, so her face and her body are rounder and her legs are shorter. |
Champu (means pink color or Rose Apple)
28 years old
1.2 ton
Mother of Set Thi
Rescued from circus with Set Thi
Arrived at Sanctuary October 2017
*You can recognize her because her face is more pink than the others and her eyes are very bright.
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Sethi (Balthasar) |
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Set Thi (means Rich man) 2 years old 500 kg Rescued from circus with Champu Arrived at Sanctuary October 2017 *You can recognize him because he is our baby!!! |
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• African elephants:
o Big Ears
o Long tusks
o Larger bodies
o Brown skin
o Single dome head
o Nails: 4 in front, 3 in the back
• Asia/Indian:
o Smaller ears
o Small bodies
o Smaller tusks (very small on females)
o Darker (grey/black) skin
o Double dome head
o Nails: 5 in front, 4 in the back.
• African elephants are the biggest land mammal in the world.
• Pregnant for 22 months
• Newborn babies weigh 120 kilos.
• Elephants live between 60 and 70 years old. Oldest recorded elephant: 86 years old.
• The biggest elephant is from Angola. It weighs 10,000 kilos and is 2.96 meters tall.
• If elephants have food and water, they can happily live together. Conflict arises in periods of scarcity.
• Elephants can run up to 40 Km/h but cannot trot slowly.
• Females run faster than males.
• They can’t jump.
• They keep themselves clean by hitting their bodies with grass.
Sleeping
• Sleep 3-4 hours(between 11PM and 3AM)
• Asian Elephants sleep lying down, just like humans. If they sleep during the day, they might be sick.
• African Elephants sleep standing up. If they lie down, they might be sick or hurt.
Food and Drink
• Fully-grown Elephants eat 250 kilos per day.
• Eat for 16 hours per day
• Digest only 40% of food
• Elephants drink 227 liters (60 gallons) per day.
• They only drink clean water.
• They stow food in their cheeks and eat it while they walk.
Elephant Poop
• Important for Mahout! They follow the poo to find elephants in the jungle.
• They know if the Elephant is sick by always checking their poo.
Teeth
• 28 teeth including tusks.
• At age 2, the teeth fall out for the first time.
• They regrow 6 times: at the age of 2, 6, 14, 28, 40 and 60.
• Elephants over age 60 can’t use their teeth- special food is prepared for them.
Hairs
• When they are young, they have lots of hair. As they age, the hair falls out, except on their head and tail.
• Their skin is 3 cm thick, but they can still feel mosquitoes.
• They don’t sweat. They cover themselves in sand and mulch to cool their bodies down and avoid getting sunburnt.