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    The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species...
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    The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of...
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    The Elephant Whisperers is a 2022 Indian documentary film directed by Kartiki Gonsalves. The documentary is about the bond that develops between a couple...
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    A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, break their ranks...
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    Project Elephant is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered Indian elephant. The project was initiated in 1992 by...
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    The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast...
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    Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African...
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    list of culturally or scientifically notable elephants. Chirakkal Kalidasan, one of the tallest elephants in Kerala, also notable for acting in some films...
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    mesmerizing "hunger dance". Hathi (हाथी ہاتھی Hāthī "Elephant"; Indian elephant) – the chief of the local elephants and keeper of the Jungle Law. Shere Khan (शेर...
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    African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African...
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    and an elephant is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like...
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    shoulder; on par with the largest reported Indian elephants. Skeletal remains show it did not differ much from the Indian subspecies, except in size. A study...
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    Arikomban (category Elephants in Indian culture)
    Arikomban (born c. 1986/1987) is a wild male Indian elephant from Kerala, India. The elephant is known for his raids on local shops for rice and causing...
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    War elephants were used for centuries, primarily from Indian subcontinent to the Middle East, and were often armored. Made of iron or steel, elephant swords...
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    The Thai elephant (Thai: ช้างไทย, chang Thai) is the official national animal of Thailand. The elephant found in Thailand is the Indian elephant (Elephas...
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    India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Indian elephant, Indian rhinoceros, and Gaur. India is the only country where the big cats...
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    Kottoor Soman (category Elephants in Indian culture)
    Kottur Soman, is an Indian elephant and retired kumki who was inaccurately claimed or represented in 2020 to be the oldest living elephant in the world, owned...
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    Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant. Since 1986, Asian...
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    The North African elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) is an extinct subspecies of the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), or possibly a...
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    August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2023. "Indian elephant". WWF. Retrieved 1 December 2023. "India has 27,312 elephants, census shows". The Hindu. 16 August...
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    valleys and waterfalls, and populations of Bengal tiger, gaur, Indian elephant, Indian leopard, chital and Sambar deer. The park ranges the foothills...
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    an Indian elephant owned by the Al G. Barnes Circus. Weighing approximately 18,000 lb (8,200 kg), Black Diamond was believed to be the largest Indian elephant...
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    Elephant cognition is animal cognition as present in elephants. Most contemporary ethologists view the elephant as one of the world's most intelligent...
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    for Indian Railways Elephants in ancient China Elephants in Kerala culture Elephants in Thailand Elephant riddle Elephant test Elephant clock Elephant Parade...
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    all depicted elephants with two 'fingers' on the tip of their trunk (whereas the Indian elephant only has one 'finger'). Fossil elephant experts Victoria...
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    Thechikottukavu Ramachandran (category Elephants in Indian culture)
    an Indian elephant owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in Kerala. Commonly known as simply Raman, he is the tallest living captive elephant in...
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    Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were used...
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  • the jungled Sonitpur district of the Indian state of Assam. After a two-year rampage from 2004 to 2006, the elephant was eventually shot, though some were...
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  • The elephant goad, bullhook, or ankusha is a tool employed by mahout in the handling and training of elephants. The pointed tip of an elephant goad or...
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    Dundee Elephant was an unnamed female Indian elephant, which died on the road between Broughty Ferry and Dundee on 27 April 1706. The elephant was subsequently...
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