how can both Africa and India have elephant? did India separate that recently?

Question

they probably wouldn't have walked coz i just cant imagine the sight of an elephant crossing the hamalayas plus there are no elephant anywhere between them.

Answer 1

its not that african elephants just walked to india or vice versa. they are actually physically different.


WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND AFRICAN ELEPHANTS?
They are two entirely different species, not different breeds of the same species: The Asian elephant is Elephas maximus, and the African elephant is Loxodonta africana. The two types of elephants differ in many ways, most noticeably in ear size: The African elephant's ears can reach a width of up to four feet, while the Asian elephant's ears are much smaller. The two species are also shaped differently overall: The African elephant has a concave back, while the Asian elephant's back is convex, or level. The head of an African elephant is sloped and has no depressions or bulges; the Asian elephant's head is more rounded and has bulges. Both males and females of the African species have tusks, while only Asian males have well-defined tusks. The African elephant has two finger-like projections on the tip of its trunk while the Asian only has one.

Answer 2

Elephants and their ancestors were, at one stage, found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The Asian elephant and the two species of African elephant are the remnants of a large family which has had about 350 species.

Answer 3

Um, they are connected by land (the middle east)
Remember elephants are quite old as a species and were around during the last ice age and way before.