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单词 Asian elephant
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Definition of Asian elephant in English:

Asian elephant

noun
  • another term for Indian elephant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • New DNA research reveals that woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern Asian elephants than to African elephants.
    • Bull elephants are targeted because, unlike African elephants, only male Asian elephants produce tusks.
    • ‘Just as polar bears don't thrive in a hot climate, Asian elephants shouldn't live in small groups without many acres to roam,’ Detroit Zoo director Ron Kagan said at the time.
    • A quarter of all Asian elephants are held in captivity, including 9-15 per cent of the total population of the Sumatran subspecies.
    • Could the Asian elephant fulfill the same ecological role that elephants played here 13,000 years ago?
    • They found that Asian elephants in European zoos typically live about 15 years, only half as long as elephants in timber camps.
    • The traditional place to see Asian elephants in the wild is India, where about 80 national parks and 440 sanctuaries provide a host of opportunities for wildlife viewing.
    • This still largely uncharted region of the world is home to Asian elephants, leopards, Himalayan black bears, wild boars, and the sambar deer, a delicacy for wide-ranging tigers.
    • The chirps are made by Asian elephants but not by African elephants.
    • Within a few decades, orangutans, Asian elephants, Sumatran tigers, Chilean flamingos, Amur leopards, and many other well-known species will likely disappear from the wild.
    • The Asian elephant featured strongly in Buddhism and Brahminism and the elephants were tamed and domesticated to be able to be used efficiently.
    • Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the African elephant is listed as a threatened species, and the Asian elephant is listed as an endangered species.
    • According to the narrator, who obviously loves his elephants, Asian elephants are also far more intelligent than their African brothers.
    • They observed Asian elephants, both wild and captive, tearing off leafy side branches from trees or from unwieldy limbs already on the ground.
    • Of the 300 African and Asian elephants in AZA zoos, only 17 will be left in 50 years, one study predicts, and those will be too old to breed.
    • After that I didn't want to work with any animals other than Asian elephants.
    • The finding is significant because it makes Borneo's 2,000 or so Asian elephants one of the highest priority populations for conservation.
    • Trunk banging displays of the Asian elephant produce a booming sound heard for a great distance.
    • There were once more than 300 species within the family, known as proboscideans, but today only Asian elephants and African elephants still exist.
    • Her group is particularly worried for the future of large mammals native to the Himalaya, including the tiger, Asian elephant, and greater one-horned rhinoceros.

Definition of Asian elephant in US English:

Asian elephant

noun
  • another term for Indian elephant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Could the Asian elephant fulfill the same ecological role that elephants played here 13,000 years ago?
    • This still largely uncharted region of the world is home to Asian elephants, leopards, Himalayan black bears, wild boars, and the sambar deer, a delicacy for wide-ranging tigers.
    • They observed Asian elephants, both wild and captive, tearing off leafy side branches from trees or from unwieldy limbs already on the ground.
    • There were once more than 300 species within the family, known as proboscideans, but today only Asian elephants and African elephants still exist.
    • The finding is significant because it makes Borneo's 2,000 or so Asian elephants one of the highest priority populations for conservation.
    • They found that Asian elephants in European zoos typically live about 15 years, only half as long as elephants in timber camps.
    • Trunk banging displays of the Asian elephant produce a booming sound heard for a great distance.
    • Within a few decades, orangutans, Asian elephants, Sumatran tigers, Chilean flamingos, Amur leopards, and many other well-known species will likely disappear from the wild.
    • Her group is particularly worried for the future of large mammals native to the Himalaya, including the tiger, Asian elephant, and greater one-horned rhinoceros.
    • After that I didn't want to work with any animals other than Asian elephants.
    • New DNA research reveals that woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern Asian elephants than to African elephants.
    • Bull elephants are targeted because, unlike African elephants, only male Asian elephants produce tusks.
    • According to the narrator, who obviously loves his elephants, Asian elephants are also far more intelligent than their African brothers.
    • The traditional place to see Asian elephants in the wild is India, where about 80 national parks and 440 sanctuaries provide a host of opportunities for wildlife viewing.
    • The Asian elephant featured strongly in Buddhism and Brahminism and the elephants were tamed and domesticated to be able to be used efficiently.
    • ‘Just as polar bears don't thrive in a hot climate, Asian elephants shouldn't live in small groups without many acres to roam,’ Detroit Zoo director Ron Kagan said at the time.
    • Of the 300 African and Asian elephants in AZA zoos, only 17 will be left in 50 years, one study predicts, and those will be too old to breed.
    • A quarter of all Asian elephants are held in captivity, including 9-15 per cent of the total population of the Sumatran subspecies.
    • The chirps are made by Asian elephants but not by African elephants.
    • Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the African elephant is listed as a threatened species, and the Asian elephant is listed as an endangered species.
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