[National Geographic Wallpaper] Indian Elephant (인도코끼리)

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[National Geographic Wallpaper] Indian Elephant (인도코끼리)

Near Guruvayur, India
1990
James L. Stanfield

"Drenching itself with its built-in hose, an Asian elephant takes an afternoon shower. Asian elephants are about 2 feet (61 centimeters) shorter than African elephants."

???Text from the National Geographic book Mammals, 1998

(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Ibn Battuta," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

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The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

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Scientific Name: Elephas maximus indicus (Cuvier, 1798) Common Names: Indian Elephant Synonyms: Elephas indicus

Elephas maximus indicus
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