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Elephantidaeelephants
Identification
Elephas maximus (Asiatic elephant)
Date Taken
June 2004
Location
Yala East National Park, Sri Lanka
Caption
Male Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus)
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Male
- Anatomy
- Sexual
- Anatomy
- Ornamentation :: Tusks
Contributors
David Behrens (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Order Proboscidea elephants
- Family Elephantidae elephants
Related Taxa
- Species Elephas maximus Asiatic elephant
- Species Loxodonta africana African bush elephant
- Species Loxodonta cyclotis African forest elephant
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