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The Indian elephant is a protected species under Schedule I of the Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. [33] Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of India to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by the states.
Kallana is a suspected species of dwarf elephants allegedly found in South India. [1] Kaani tribals dwelling in the rainforests of the Western Ghats (Kerala, India) claim that there are two distinct varieties of elephants in the Peppara forest range, one the common Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), and the other a dwarf variety which they call kallana. [2]
These Indian elephants are loved, revered, groomed and given a prestigious place in the state's culture. [32] There they are often referred to as the 'sons of the sahya.' The elephant is the state animal of Kerala and is featured on the emblem of the Government of Kerala, and previously on the coat of arms of Travancore.
The skin color of the Indian elephant is generally grey and lighter than that of E. m. maximus but darker than that of E. m. sumatranus. [8] A potential fourth subspecies, the Borneo elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis), occurs in Borneo's northeastern parts, primarily in Sabah , and sometimes in Kalimantan . [11]
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 ...
Elephants in Indian culture (2 C, 46 P) E. Elephantology in India (3 P) Elephants in Kerala (1 C, 15 P) I. Individual elephants in India (25 P) S. Elephant reserves ...
Masterfully taught to create, Suda has been working on her skills ever since she arrived at Mae Taeng Elephant Park in Chiangmai, Thailand. This elephant's painting skills will blow you away Skip ...
Indian elephant bull in musth. Adult males enter a state of increased testosterone known as musth. In a population in southern India, males first enter musth at 15 years old, but it is not very intense until they are older than 25. At Amboseli, no bulls under 24 were found to be in musth, while half of those aged 25–35 and all those over 35 were.