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The Thai elephant (Thai: ช้างไทย, chang Thai) is the official national animal of Thailand. The elephant found in Thailand is the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), a subspecies of the Asian elephant. In the early-20th century there were an estimated 100,000 captive elephants in Thailand. [3] In mid-2007 there were an ...
The Asian elephant is the national animal of Thailand and Laos. [ 133 ] [ 134 ] It has also been declared as the national heritage animal of India. [ 135 ] Bones of Asian elephants excavated at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley indicate that they were tamed in the Indus Valley Civilisation and used for work.
Articles related to the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
There are three types of elephants: the African forest elephant, the Asian elephant, and the African savanna (or bush) elephant.Elephants in the African savanna are larger than those in the ...
A miracle of sorts happened in Thailand when a pregnant Asian elephant delivered not one but two babies on June 7th. Zookeepers at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal were surprised when ...
Thailand, which is a mesmerizingly beautiful travel destination offering unforgettable eco-adventures, exotic beaches and a wide range of cultures, is also known for its elephant slavery. From ...
Motola (born ca 1961) is a female Asian elephant in Thailand who stepped on a landmine in 1999 while working at a logging camp near the Burmese border. [1] At the time of the accident, she was 38 years old. The mine mangled her left front foot and leg, and her foot was amputated shortly after.
Asian elephants were always more common than their African counterparts in modern zoos and circuses. After CITES listed the Asian elephant under Appendix I in 1975, imports of the species almost stopped by the end of the 1980s. Subsequently, the US received many captive African elephants from Zimbabwe, which had an overabundance of the animals ...