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Asian elephants are forest animals and are less tolerant of the sun than the African elephant. They are smaller but with the same well-developed senses of scent, touch and hearing. Mothers and their offspring are the core of elephant society. Only male Asian elephants have tusks. The mature males live apart from the females and young, either alone or in bachelor herds. The two sexes only interact for mating purposes. Food and water are hard to find and family groups move to the river valleys to seek them out. An adult must eat around 270 kg of food a day. Asian elephants are good swimmers and will swim for several kilometres to find food if necessary.