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Indian Elephant skull and bones

Elephas maximus indicus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Indian elephants have smaller ears, but relatively broader skulls and larger trunks than African elephants.

Habitat:

Indian elephants are native to mainland Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsular, Laos, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam. They inhabit grasslands, dry deciduous, moist deciduous, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.

Notes:

I spotted this in Mudumalai National Park. I'm not sure what the cause of death was.

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Comments (14)
NuthanBaliga
Forest rangers are doing some inside business these days!!
Dan Doucette
Emily, KarenL is right. I think you have to talk to peter about taking your mission to the global level.
KarenL
Emily, your mission is a local one so you should only be adding spottings within the 300 mile mission range in the central US.
EmilyMarino
Sorry the link didn't work the first time! Here it is! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8475425
Mark Ridgway
Wow - not everyone gets to see that for real. congrats.
EmilyMarino
Please consider adding this picture to the "Identifying Animals Through Osteology" Mission! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8475

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PublishedOctober 25, 2011

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