FIL

FIL (Elephantidae), pil, hayvonest azimjusoa va khartumdor (az oilai shirkhurho); balandiash to 3,5 m buda, gardanash kutoh, poyhoyash gafsi sutunshakl (angushtonash dar poi pesh 5-to, dar poi qafo 5 yo 4-to).
Labi bolo va biniash inkishof yofta, ba khartumi daroz tabdil yoftaand. Dar jogi boloyash yak juft oj hast. Dandonhoi fil tadrijan khurda shuda meaftand va ba joi onho dandonhoi digar (to 6 marotiba) mebaroyand.

Fil dar sinni 17—20 bolig shuda, 70—80 sol umr mebinad. Davrai homiliash 22—24 moh. Filbachai navzod qarib 1 m balandi va to 90 kg vazn dorad. Filho dar justujui khurok (shokha, barg, meva va reshai rastaniho, alafhri gunogun va gayra.) masofai ziyod (to 100 km dar yak shaboruz)-ro tay karda, az ob, botloqzor va joyhoi serdarakht ba osoni meguzarand. Gala-gala (dahho va sadho sar) zindagi megkunand. Filho ba osoni rom meshavand.