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It is smaller than its African relatives; the easiest way to distinguish the two is that the Asian elephant has smaller ears. The Asian Elephant tends to grow to around two to four meters (7–12 feet) in height and 3,000–5,000 kilograms (6,500–11,000 pounds) in weight.
The Asian Elephant has other differences from its African relatives, including a more arched back than the African, one semi-prehensile "finger" at the tip of its trunk as opposed to two, four nails on each hind foot instead of three, and 19 pairs of ribs instead of 21. Also, unlike with the African elephant, the female Asian Elephant usually lacks tusks; if tusks — in that case called "tushes" — are present, they are barely visible, and only seen when the female opens her mouth. Some males may also lack tusks; these individuals are called "makhnas", and are especially common among the Sri Lankan elephant population. Furthermore, the forehead has two hemispherical bulges, unlike the flat front of the African elephant.
Singapore Zoo
January 2 2008
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The Elephant Nature Park was created by a thai woman called Lek back in the 90’s after she grew tired of watching the elephants dissapearing.She started out with 4 elephants that she bought from local logging companies, and found a piece of land that the elephants could live on.Check out my travelblog at
After a few days in the wilderness, with no one around but people who live one with nature, and with no commercialism or pushiness, and with animals that run free and happy, our scheduled elephant trek was less than pleasing. We were shocked back into "the real world" as we climbed up on these amazing animals and rode around on a little trail that showed off their dexterity. We stopped every few minutes and were essentially forced to buy food for our elephant. The man in charge of our elephants (if anyone can be said to be "in charge" of such a large animal) sat on top of his head. Right there, on the biggest brain in the animal kingdom. The guy had a short pole with a hook on the end of it to keep the elephant in line--our guide was "nice" and just used the pole to occasionally konk the big guy on the head, or used the hook to grab over his ear & stear him if necessary. Leah & Andy's elephant was a little more roudy, & their guide was therefore a little more harsh, using the pick part to simply hit the animal in the forehead when he would act out. By the end of the ride, the thick skin on top of his head was dotted with blood. We rode past tired, sweating elephants, elephants chained to little poles in the ground, and big guys that seemed too tired or old to be work horses. We rode all around a little trail that felt all too fixed & commercial, with the sadness of an old fashioned circus that treats its animals like...animals, I guess. And this was supposedly one of the better elephant treks. We all got off in a whirlwind of having returned to the "real world" from the natural world we had so easily adapted to, and to the reminded that tourism is a commercial business, and anyone can try to sell you an experience. You really have to make your own.
The Gaumont-Kalee Model 21 35mm Projector (1948) known as the 'elephant's foot' due to its distinctive base.
Seen at Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills
he Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, is one of four subspecies of the Asian Elephant, the largest population of which is found in India. This subspecies is also found in Bangladesh,Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Burma/Myanmar,Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
The other three subspecies of the Asian Elephant are the Sumatran Elephant (E. m. sumatranus), Sri Lankan Elephant (E. m. maximus) and Borneo Elephant (E. m. borneensis).
ndian Elephants live in or near scrub-forested areas, although their habitat may vary. They tend to be nomadic in nature and do not stay in one place for more than a few days. They can live in jungles but gravitate towards areas that contain open space and grass.
The Indian Elephant is up to 6.4 metres (21 ft) long; it is taller and thinner than the Asian elephant found in Thailand. The largest Indian Elephant was 26ft (7.88m) long, stood 11 ft (3.4 m), 9in (3.61m) at the arch of the back, and weighed 8 tons (17935 lbs). Indian elephants look similar to African elephants but they have smaller ears and shorter tusks
The Elephant Nature Park was created by a thai woman called Lek back in the 90’s after she grew tired of watching the elephants dissapearing.She started out with 4 elephants that she bought from local logging companies, and found a piece of land that the elephants could live on.Check out my travelblog at
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The Elephant Nature Park was created by a thai woman called Lek back in the 90’s after she grew tired of watching the elephants dissapearing.She started out with 4 elephants that she bought from local logging companies, and found a piece of land that the elephants could live on.Check out my travelblog at
African Elephant
Description
Body rotund ; skin nearly hairless ,grey or brownish and wrinkled.
A creature as big as a truck, with a nose as long as it's legs that functions as a siphon,snorkel (on deep water crossings),squirt-gun,trumpet,& feeding tool powerful enough to rip branches from trees but delicate enough ,with finger like projections at the tip,to pickup a pea. Such a bulky,compact body is subject to overheating , so elephants must have shade or water holes at midday . Huge,sail like ears also dissipate heat from veins lying just under the skin. Tusks which occur in both sexes are upper incisors that never stop growing.
Habitat
Rain forests to sub deserts ,swamps and sea shores
Breeding
Most mating and births occur during rainy season;1 calf born after gestation of 22 months, the LONGEST in mammals
Facts
A cohesive herd 9-11 females and their calves is the basic social unit, led by the biggest oldest cow(matriarch)
Males leave the herd at puberty, when they are 12 years old, and spend rest of their lives alternately associating with other males and wandering alone.
ELEPHANTS ARE RARE OUTSIDE RESERVES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE HUNTING FOR TUSKS
Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kappukadu, popularly known as 'Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre', a rehabilitation centre for elephants, established by Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department - State Government of Kerala, situated in Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary and Agasthyavanam Biological Park Range.
Location: Kappukadu, Kottoor(Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.