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Asian elephant
A social herbivore from southern Asia whose calf is born after a pregnancy of about 21 months.
Jazyk obsahu
An Asian elephant's pregnancy lasts around 21 months. Usually a single calf is born, already weighing as much as 100 kilograms. Its long development before birth and the size of the newborn set this resident of Kraków Zoo apart from the other mammals on the route. Wild Asian elephants inhabit southern and south-eastern Asia, living in dense forests as well as open grasslands and scrub.
Their diet consists of plants: grass, leaves, soft shoots and fruit. It therefore includes different types of food from different layers of vegetation. Elephants live in herds led by an older female. Kraków Zoo participates in the European EEP breeding programme for this species. Meeting an elephant brings together the observation of a large herbivore and the story of an animal involved in international cooperation between zoos.
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A baby elephant need not be small in weight. At birth it can weigh up to 100 kilograms! Before it is born, it grows inside its mother for about 21 months. Usually there is just one calf. That is a long wait for a new member of the herd.
Wild Asian elephants live in southern and south-eastern Asia. Their homes include thick forests, grassy open spaces and scrub. They eat grass, leaves, tender shoots and fruit, so an elephant's menu contains many different parts of plants. Elephants live in groups led by an older female. Kraków Zoo takes part in EEP, a programme in which European zoos plan the breeding of this species together. This is an animal whose life is connected with its herd from the beginning.
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