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📝 The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is one of four recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

ASIAN ELEPHANT "Eric" Elephas maximus ©Laura Quick The Asian elephant is the largest living land animal in Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the population has declined by at least 50 percent over the last three generations (roughly 60 years). It is primarily threatened by loss of habitat, habitat degradation, fragmentation and poaching. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals. Female captive elephants have lived beyond 60 years. The distinctive trunk is an elongation of the nose and upper lip combined; the nostrils are at its tip, which has a one finger-like process. The trunk contains as many as 60,000 muscles, which consist of longitudinal and radiating sets. The longitudinals are mostly superficial and subdivided into anterior, lateral, and posterior. The deeper muscles are best seen as numerous distinct fasciculi in a cross-section of the trunk. The trunk is a multipurpose prehensile organ and highly sensitive, innervated by the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve and by the facial nerve. The acute sense of smell uses both the trunk and Jacobson's organ. Elephants use their trunks for breathing, watering, feeding, touching, dusting, sound production and communication, washing, pinching, grasping, defense and offense. Tusks, which are primarily a male sex characteristic, serve to dig for water, salt, and rocks, to debark and uproot trees, as levers for maneuvering fallen trees and branches, for work, for display, for marking trees, as weapon for offence and defense, as trunk-rests, and as protection for the trunk. Elephants are known to be right or left tusked. They exhibit a wide variety of behaviours, including those associated with grief, learning, allomothering, mimicry, play, altruism, use of tools, compassion, cooperation, self-awareness, memory, and language. #asianelephant #elephasmaximus #©lauraquick #asia #endangered #intelligent #allomothering #tusks #eric #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszoo #proboscidea #elephantidae #elephas #southasia #southeastasia https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vAk45n8fV/?igshid=1q7mc7zhpdeg3

a relaxed giant by cirdantravels (Fons Buts) at dawn this massive bull Asian Elephant was foraging in the Kabini area of Nagarhole National Park (Karnataka, India) Asian or Asiatic Elephant IUCN Red List Status: ENDANGERED elephas maximus Aziatische olifant éléphant d'Asie Asiatischer Elefant Your views, favorites and supportive comments are highly appreciated. All rights reserved. ButsFons©2019 Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission. https://flic.kr/p/2hhaPxw

Elephants appear to understand what other elephants are feeling. Experiments show that when one elephant is unhappy, others share their feelings, something known as ‘emotional contagion’. In these situations, they will go over to their ‘friend’ and comfort them, often by putting their trunk into the other’s mouth, something that elephants find reassuring. Elephants will also assist other injured elephants, and even appear to mourn their dead. #elephant #elephasmaximus #pachyderm #wildlifephotography #wildlife #allgoodthingsarewildandfree #africanamazing #wildestafrica #toeholdphototravel #earthfocus #bbcearth #landscape #landscapephotography #wildplanetphotomag #wildme #wildgeography #igscwildlife #animalsofafrica #animalsonearth #animalkingdom (at Masai Mara) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7mZbpB3Ge/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vg2ks9p22e9z

Gorgeous landscapes and dramatic sunsets make the Mara special. Made this image last year in the month of may. Elephants can seem intimidating up close, but this particular tusker showed no signs of aggression. After spending a while with us, he literally walked away into the sunset. Thanks for the edit @sachin_rai_photography 🙂 #elephant #elephasmaximus #pachyderm #landscapesofafrica #wildlifephotography #wildlife #allgoodthingsarewildandfree #toeholdphototravel #wildestafrica #tusker #dramaticsky #gentlegiants (at Masai Mara) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSWtUHhGr2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z38ipgsyb8l0

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Happy #WorldElephantDay!! I’m so thankful every day for the opportunity to work alongside the Topeka Zoo Elephant Team with Tembo and Sunda and learn more about these amazing animals. They are so intelligent and leave me with a sense of wonder daily. 🐘🐘#NoOneNeedsAnElephantTuskButAnElephant #96Elephants #SaveTheElephants #LoxodontaAfricana #ElephasMaximus #AfricanElephant #AsianElephant (at Topeka Zoo)

Sumatran Elephant, Elephas maximus sumatranus Bali Zoo, Indonesia Photo by Staven