An adult Asian elephant weighs about 4,000 kilograms - that's roughly the same as four small cars. They live for around 60 years, which is similar to a human lifetime. Like African elephants, they live in family groups led by the oldest grandma, called the matriarch.
Asian elephants are famously gentle and clever. Scientists have watched them use sticks to scratch themselves, branches to swat flies, and even leaves as little hats to keep the sun off. Some elephants in zoos and sanctuaries have learned to paint pictures by holding a brush in their trunks.
In Bangladesh, wild Asian elephants live mostly in the hilly forests near the eastern and southern border. They walk along ancient routes their families have used for hundreds of years, called 'elephant corridors'. Rangers work hard to keep these routes open so the elephants can move between forests without getting lost.
An elephant's trunk is like a hand, a nose, a snorkel and a hose all in one. It has tens of thousands of muscles inside. Baby elephants spend their first months figuring out how to use theirs - they often trip over it before they get the hang of holding it up.