Gajah

Artikel ieu keur dikeureuyeuh,ditarjamahkeuntinabasa Inggris. Bantuanna didagoan pikeunnarjamahkeun.

Gajah
Gajah Sabana Aprika,Aprika Kidul.
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Karajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Subfilum:	Vertebrata
Kelas:	Mamalia
Ordo:	Proboscidea
Kulawarga:	Elephantidae Gray,1821
GenerajeungSpésiés
Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas recki† Stegodon† Mammuthus†

Elephantidae(bangsagajah) téhkulawargapachyderm,hiji-hijina sésa kulawarga dinaordoProboscidea.Elephantidaengawengku tiluspésiésnu hirup kénéh:Gajah Sabana Aprika(African Bush Elephant) jeungGajah Leuweung Aprika(African Forest Elephant) (nu duanana katelah Gajah Aprika) sartaGajah Asia(tadina katelah Gajah India). Spésiés lianna geuslastaridina panungtungyuga és,nu anggeus kira 10.000 taun ka tukang.

Gajah téhmamalia,sarta mangrupa sato daratpangbadagnanu aya kénéh. Mangsareuneuhgajah lilana 22 bulan, panglilana ti antara sato darat. Ménél (anak gajah) nu kakara borojol beuratna rata-rata 120 kg, bisa hirup nepi ka 70 taun. Gajah pangbadagna nu kungsi kacatet/karékam kungsi kapanggih diAngolataun 1974, gajah jalu nu beuratna12 ton.Nu pangleutikna, kira saukuran anak sapi atawa babi badag, kapanggih salakufosilti puloCrete,nu hirup kira 5000-3000 MM.

Papanggihan diCinanunjukkeun yén gajah téh ogé jadi mangsamanusapurba.

Élmu sasatoan(Zoology)

Katempo barbandingan rorongkong manusia jeung gajah, kurang leuwih taun 1860.

Rujukan

• Elephant,Wikipédia édisi basa Inggris (11 Méi 2006).
• The Blindmen and the ElephantkaryaJohn Godfrey Saxe

Tumbu kaluar

• Elephant: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation
• EleAid - Asian elephant charity - facts, information and picturesArchived2007-10-13 diWayback Machine
• Absolute elephant - general information
• How elephants communicate
• Elephant News - latest headlines about elephants
• Elephant Pictures & Information
• Srilal MiththapalaSri Lankan Elephants
• Tim Radford,"The elephant time forgot",The Guardian2001-08-24, 1. Describes the discovery of the third species of elephant.
• C. Johnson,"Elephant trunks were once snorkels",News in Science1999-05-11,
• Photo of Pinnewella Elephant Orphanage in Sri LankaArchived2007-10-11 diWayback Machine
• Seek My Bowl on elephants as symbolsArchived2007-10-11 diWayback Machine
• The elephant game.
• Elephant Reintroduction Foundation,The foundation is dedicated to a management system for rehabilitation of captive elephants and habitat preparation to ensure successful long-term sustainability after their return to the wild.
• Animal infoArchived2007-10-28 diWayback Machine
• Srilal Miththapala, [http:/ geocities /RainForest/8298], Sri Lankan Elephants
• List of easy-to-read articles about elephants
• Elephant photos and information
• African Elephant Database - for current info on African elephant distribution and numbersArchived2008-10-30 diWayback Machine
• Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay South Africa
• Elephant Sanctuary, Howenwald, Tenn.
• Elephant Nature Park,Northern ThailandPark's Volunteer SiteArchived2006-06-13 diWayback Machine
• African Elephant factsArchived2006-06-13 diWayback Machine- Wild Animals Online encyclopedia-->

Artikelieu mangrupataratas,perlu disampurnakeun. Upami sadérék uninga langkung paos perkawis ieu, dihaturan kanggongalengkepan.