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The Asian Elephant lives in rainforests in Southeast Asia. They spend more than two thirds of the day eating grass. Male elephants can weigh up to 8,800 lb. females can weigh up to 6,000 lb. Their big ears help them cool off. They get bigger as they get older. The mother is pregnant for 22 months and live birth. Climate change will make this elephant migrate to Middle East China. It can’t stand the heat. The Chinese elephant spends half the day eating grass because their is not enough. They live in savannahs and prairies. They eat much much less. They are smaller. The males weigh up to 8,100 lb. females weigh up to 5,900 lb. They have larger ears, longer tusks, and different foot pads. The mother has 21 months of pregnancy and live birth.