The Sri Lankan elephant is one of three subspecies of Asian elephant. It is endangered as a result of habitation loss created by growth in human population leading to the expansion of the rice paddy fields. With human encroachment elephants have been killed to protect property, in road and rail accidents and in the civil war by land mines. Sri Lankan elephants are smaller than African elephants but can still grow to 3.5m and 5,500 kg. Only 7% of males grow trusts; referred to locally as tuskers.
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