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elephant mama and baby, Africa safari.2007. The mama elephant felt threaten because I was too close, wide angle shot. Seringeti national reserve, masi mara.
Wind River Range, Wyoming. Elephant Head and Mount Lester from Indian Basin on the approach to Fremont Peak.
You may have noticed that Mabu the bull elephant has a silver cap on one of his tusks. It is essentially a tooth crown which protects his cracked tusk from the elements. It is not uncommon for rambunctious elephants to break or crack tusks.
The Asian Elephant is slightly 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 2 to 3.6 metres (6.6 to 11.8 ft) in height and 3,000–5,000 kilograms (6,600–11,000 lb) in weight.
Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) and native to mainland Asia, the largest land animals alive today. Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head.
Location: Kappukadu, Kottoor(Kottur), Kuttichal, Kattakada, Thriuvananthapuram District, Kerala State, India.
An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo contrasting against the wonderful remaining fall colors of early November.
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The Elephant Parade, held to raise money to help protect the Asian Elephant. Royal Hospital Chelsea, Sunday 27th July, 2010.
Nomalanga (left) and Emma (right) take a mud bath in Sandolani Game Ranch, 600 km far from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, Wednesday, 16 September 2009. Nine elephants captured from their natural enviroment in order to be used in turistical puposes (for riding), circuses or zoo's have been unchaind and are vabout to be released by The FOUR PAWS Animal Welfare Foundation and ZNSPCA (Zimbabwian National Society for Protect Cruelty to Animals). MIHAI VASILE / FOUR PAWS
i went to the asheboro, NC zoo about a week ago and i just got around to putting up the pictures. i had such a fun time and i wish i could go back again really soon. this is my second zoo that i have ever been to and it was definitely a good time. i got to see animals that i have never seen before in my whole life, which was fascinating and exciting all at the same time!