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Fun Facts!

Fun fact #1

© Mahdi Ismail

Only male Sumatran elephants have large visible tusks!

Fun Fact #2

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(Sumatran elephant populations in center island, highlighted in red.)

Habitat fragmentation  caused by deforestation (as well as deforestation itself) is one of the problems of conservation, as efforts need to center on one specific population for maximum effectiveness.

Fun Fact #3

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Sumatran elephants are one of the three subspecies of Asian elephants, and Asian elephants are also considered by scientists to be the closest extant relative of the Woolly Mammoth!
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