National Geographic Asian Elephant Photography

Male elephants lock trunks in a fight for dominance in this national geographic photo of the day.

National geographic asian elephant photography. Other subspecies of asian elephants are found on the islands of sri lanka and sumatra. African elephants are the largest land animals on earth. They are slightly larger than their asian cousins. The indian elephant elephas maximus indicus is a subspecies of the asian elephant found on the asian mainland.

Indian elephants are considered an endangered species. National geographic is the source for pictures photo tips free desktop wallpapers of places animals nature underwater travel and more as well as photographer bios. The role of the elephant in thailand is evolving from working in the logging industry to working in the tourist trade. Photograph by joel sartore national geographic photo ark.

See elephant pictures in this photo gallery from national geographic. Ashley bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world renowned asian elephant conservationist sangdeaun lek chailert embark on a daring 48 hour mission 500 miles across thailand to rescue a 70 year old captive blind asian elephant and bring her to freedom. More the role of the elephant in thailand is evolving from working in the logging industry to working in the tourist trade. The role of the elephant in thailand is evolving.

Asian elephants can be identified by their smaller rounded ears. Asian elephants live in the tropical forests and grasslands of southeast asia. See all the latest photos from the asian elephant gallery on national geographic. The elephant is earth s largest land animal although the asian elephant is slightly smaller than its african cousin.

They re a little smaller than african elephants but can grow nine feet tall and weigh nearly six tons. What is the african elephant.