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Sumatran elephant - Ecology & Habitat

Clear-cutting for oil palm (Elaesis guineensis) plantation, Tesso Nilo, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Close to the rivers, up in the hills

Sumatran elephants are found in lowland forest close to rivers, although they may also be found in hill forests on a seasonal basis.

Diet
The Sumatran elephant feeds on green vegetation and may eat up to 200 kg of food a day, namely bananas, ginger, young bamboo and leaves of a variety of vines.

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