Asian elephant
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The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species in the genus Elephas. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living elephantid in the wo
Elephas maximus
Sri Lankan elephant female and young 1
Elephant in Sri Lanka
Elephant in Kaziranga National Park, India
Indian elephant
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The Indian elephant is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. It has a convex back and the highest body point on its head, exhibits significant sexua
Asian elephant
…intelligent and self-aware, being able to display behaviours associated with grief, learning and greeting. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus. The Asian elephant is distributed in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east…
Indian Elephant
The skull of an Indian elephant at the Natural History Museum in Gothenburg
Indian elephant herd in Jim Corbett National Park