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Head of a male without tusks. The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant.It is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant and was first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758. [1]
Elephants in European zoos appear to have shorter lifespans than their wild counterparts at only 17 years, although other studies suggest that zoo elephants live just as long. [ 172 ] The use of elephants in circuses has also been controversial; the Humane Society of the United States has accused circuses of mistreating and distressing their ...
There are currently around 415,000 African elephants in the world (African bush and African forest combined), but there are only approximately 40,000 to 50,000 Asian elephants left.
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.
From fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild, sadly 3,000 to 4,000 are held in chains here. In 2017, Planting Peace began rescuing Asian elephant s out of slavery. With a goal to save ...
In countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the Asian elephant is one of the most feared wild animals, even though they are less deadly than other local animals such as venomous snakes (which were estimated to claim more than 30 times more lives in Sri Lanka than elephants). [103] [104]
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water sources dwindle following a severe drought. The ...
This single act of releasing the pachyderms to the wild made the Bolkiah family of Sulu and their allies the savior of what remaining elephants are left, old locals attest. [ 19 ] In a study, they compared DNA and diversity to Asian elephant populations, and later came to the conclusion that Borneo elephants split from other Elepha subspecies ...