CD2 11, 12 Elephant corridors
INTERVIEWER: Today on Wildlife World we’re talking to John Burton, the director of the World Land Trust, who’s here to talk about elephants in Asia. First of all, John, there’s something I’d like to ask you. How can you tell the difference between an African and an Asian elephant?
JOHN : Well, African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants and they also have larger ears.
INTERVIEWER: OK.
John : Interestingly, an African elephant’s ears are like a map of Africa, and an Asian elephant’s ears are like a map of India.
INTERVIEWER: Really? That's amazing. And how many of these animals are there in the wild?
JOHN: Well, there are about half a million African elephants, but only about fifty thousand Asian elephants.
INTERVIEWER: And is it true that elephants never forget?
JOHN: Well, I'm not sure about that, but they do have very good memories.