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The Elephant Training Center Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand is on the banks of the Mae Ping River where the elephants bathe before and after their lessons.
This elephant was using its enrichment ball to reach over a fence and eat the tasty plants outside the exhibit.
Garamba National Park in eastern Congo: An area the size of Connecticut. Home to elephants, giraffes, hippos -- and the
Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA.
What is the LRA doing in Garamba? These days, they’re poaching elephants.
Photo by Nuria Ortega/African Parks Network
Elephants- enormous, intelligent, strong and sociable. A male African elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons! They have long and flexible noses, large flapping ears, and loose, wrinkly skin.
There are two elephant species that are usually recognized: the African elephant and the Asian elephant.
- African elephants have large ears that are shaped like the continent of Africa, both males and females have visible tusks, their skin is very wrinkly. their back is swayed, and the end of their trunk works as if they have two fingers there to help them pick things up. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.
- Asian elephants have smaller ears, and one finger at the end of their trunk..
*The African elephant is threatened by habitat loss, illegal hunting for its ivory, and Classified as Vulnerable (A2a ver 3.1 )on the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
**The Asian elephant is Classified as Endangered (A2c ver 3.1) on the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Elephants- enormous, intelligent, strong and sociable. A male African elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons! They have long and flexible noses, large flapping ears, and loose, wrinkly skin.
There are two elephant species that are usually recognized: the African elephant and the Asian elephant.
- African elephants have large ears that are shaped like the continent of Africa, both males and females have visible tusks, their skin is very wrinkly. their back is swayed, and the end of their trunk works as if they have two fingers there to help them pick things up. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.
- Asian elephants have smaller ears, and one finger at the end of their trunk..
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Taken at: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
or San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido,
Punnathurkotta or Punathur Palace, also known as Anakkotta or Anathavalam, largest elephant sanctuary in India, part of Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple, owned by Guruvayoor Dewasam Board, Govt. of Kerala.
Punnathurkotta or Punathur Palace is a fort and former palace. But the palace grounds are now used to house the elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple,and has been renamed Anakkotta (meaning "Elephant Fort"). This Elephant Camp is one of its kinds in the world and is considered to be one of the largest elephant sanctuaries housing around 60 elephants. The elephants are ritual offerings made by the devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. This facility is also used to train the elephants to serve Lord Krishna as well as participate in many festivals that occur throughout the year. The compound also has a naalu kettu, a traditional rectangular home with a central courtyard, which belonged to the Punnathur Raja. It is also a training school for Papans (Mahout). This complex also contains a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Bhagavathy.
The rituals of Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) and Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are observed here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha.
Location: Guruvayoor, Thrissur District, Kerala State, India.
Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking towards waterhole, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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