Right there.. In the bush
Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) - Yes, they hide just as easily! They look like tree trunks sometimes, and they even look like boulders laying still, thus blending in to the background. All the right reasons to be extra cautious in the wild.
The Indian Elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, "Elephas maximus" has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.
Similar species: Elephants
By Avinash Krishnamurthy
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Uploaded Sep 10, 2014. Captured May 15, 2010 07:33 in Morakutty Ebbanadu Road, Tamil Nadu 643206, India.
