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An asian elephant bull in "musth", a period when testosterone levels run high and pheromones are secreted from temporal glands Friendly tussle of tuskers at Dhikala grassland in Jim Corbett National Park. Similar to other mammals, hormone secretion in female elephants is regulated by an estrous cycle.
Female Asian elephants tend to have more fluid social associations. [101] In Sri Lanka, there appear to be stable family units or "herds" and larger, looser "groups". They have been observed to have "nursing units" and "juvenile-care units". In southern India, elephant populations may contain family groups, bond groups, and possibly clans.
Burma arrived at Monarto Safari Park in November 2024. [3] She was given a police escort from Adelaide Airport to the park [14] and was kept in quarantine for a month. [15] She is the first of five elephants that will be housed in a 12-hectare site at the park, and was the first elephant to live in South Australia for 30 years. [3]
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. In some cases, all members of the family can be referred to as elephants. They are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct.
Various sounds are produced that can communicate specific information to other elephants over long distances. A female make different calls and low-frequency vocalizations to warn of predators. [10] An elephant has a developed olfactory system and is able to discern various scents. Wind-born scents can be sensed and used to communicate clues ...
At the time of their arrival, the trio made up the largest group of Sri Lankan elephants in North America. [1] While residing at Calgary Zoo, she gave birth to three calves, two of which survived. [8] Calvin, [a] a male, was born in June 1986 and weighed 293 lb (133 kg), [9] while Maharani, a female, was born in 1990 [5] and weighed 150 kg (330 ...
While she gravitates towards painting pictures of other elephants, she has also been known to create canvases inspired by trees, flowers and even people. SEE ALSO: Violent tornado caught on La ...
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African ...