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  2. Asian elephant - Wikipedia

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    The Asian elephant became a siege engine, a mount in war, a status symbol, a beast of burden, and an elevated platform for hunting during historical times in South Asia. [137] Ganesha on his vahana mūṣaka the rat, c. 1820. Asian elephants have been captured from the wild and tamed for use by humans.

  3. Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Asian elephant. Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve situated in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants, which migrated after 200 years from neighbouring regions. [2]

  4. List of Indian states by wildlife population - Wikipedia

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    The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. [1] [2] [3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species. [4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [5] [6]

  5. Size, Tusks, and Ears: How African and Asian Elephants Differ

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    When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head shapes and tasks. African elephants generally have much larger tusks than ...

  6. Category:Asian elephant - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Indian elephant - Wikipedia

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    An Indian elephant is a megaherbivore and can consume up to 150 kg (330 lb) of plant matter per day; Pictured are wild elephants foraging on open grasslands in Munnar, Kerala. Elephant is classified as a megaherbivore and can consume up to 150 kg (330 lb) of plant matter per day. [20]

  8. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Asian elephants at the Kabini River Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas host the largest Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ) population in India, estimated at 5,750 individuals by 2007. Herds move in 562–800 km 2 (217–309 sq mi) large home ranges and congregate at perennial water sources during the dry season.

  9. Endangered Asian elephant calf ‘Kirby’ born at Houston Zoo

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    The Texas zoo said 34-year-old Asian elephant Shanti gave birth to 314-pound Kirby on November 15 at 3 p.m. CST. Shanti had been in labor for 19 hours and gave birth in the McNair Asian Elephant ...