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Sri Lankan Elephant

The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to Sri Lanka. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations,

A cow elephant feeding a small calf was captured at Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka.

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Uploaded on December 22, 2015
Taken on December 19, 2015