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The Asian or Asiatic elephant

Elephas maximus

Description:

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra.[1] Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia. -Wikipedia

Habitat:

Zoo, Miami

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2 Comments

MUSE
MUSE 10 years ago

Thank u ...:)

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Nice shot!

MUSE
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MUSE

Miami, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 12, 2012
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013

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