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Elephant human struggle

Elephas maximus maximus

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Description:

Death of a giant Sri Lankan elephant due to starvation. She has been wounded by a trap gun which was aimed for a wild boar.

Habitat:

Sri Lankan forests

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Comments (9)
Ashish
Like such Incidences proving Human is replacing Dinosaurs...!!
Yasser
terribly tragic. what an amazing animal needlessly killed. thanks for sharing her story.
Ashish
Trap gun is just like shot gun. Its a kind of shooting sport wrongly used here...!!
Ashish
So sad....for this Giant mammal..!!

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PublishedJuly 9, 2011

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