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The Sri Lankan subspecies designation is weakly supported by analysis of allozyme loci, [8] but not by analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences. [9] [10] [11] In July 2013, a dwarf Sri Lankan elephant was sighted in Udawalawe National Park. It was over 1.5 m (5 ft) tall but had shorter legs than usual and was the main aggressor in an ...
Common name Binomial name/Trinomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image African bush elephant: Loxodonta africana: 352,000 [1]: EN [1] [1]The population has been reduced dramatically (african elephant populations in 18 countries declined by ~30%) since a mass ivory sell off by southern african countries in the early 2000's to present time.
Some bulls may also lack tusks; these individuals are called "makhnas", and are especially common among the Sri Lankan elephant population. [31] A tusk from an 11 ft (3.4 m) tall elephant killed by Sir Victor Brooke measured 8 ft (2.4 m) in length, and nearly 17 in (43 cm) in circumference, and weighed 90 lb (41 kg). This tusk's weight is ...
Pages in category "Individual elephants in Sri Lanka" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), the largest of the subspecies of Asian elephant A monkey on wire in the city of Kandy Sri Lanka is home to roughly 123 species of mammals , 41 of which are threatened (9 critically). 16 of the species are endemic, of which 14 are threatened, [ 5 ] including the large sloth bear , the endemic Sri ...
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The Amboseli elephant population is further divided into the "central" and "peripheral" subpopulations. [100] ... In Sri Lanka, there appear to be stable family units ...
Elephas is a genus of elephants and one of two surviving genera in the family Elephantidae, comprising one extant species, the Asian elephant (E. maximus). [1] Several extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, extending back to the Pliocene or possibly the late Miocene .