wildlife

wildlife · village

Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.

festival · wildlife

With reed instruments, drums and hand percussions, devotees build up a tremendous frenzy with their devotion at the Thrisupooram Festival! Elephants are dressed up for a special occasion in Kerala which is called the Elephant festival at Th…

coastline · wildlife

A palm-leaf eating elephant in Kerala! I guess the elephants have adapted to their south Indian habitat! The majestic elephants are the largest mammal on land yet they are peaceful and gentle creatures.

Assam·wildlife · river

Pakke Tiger Reserve is one of the finest yet one of the least visited tourist destinations in India. Not very far from the usual Kaziranga-Nameri-Eaglenest-Tawang route is the option of visiting PTR.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.

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Elephants belong to the Elephantidae, the sole family within the order Proboscidea. Their closest extant relatives are the sirenians (dugongs and manatees) and the hyraxes, with which they share the clade Paenungulata within the superorder…

wildlife · forest

Elephants slug it out with their trunks, in the Dhikala chaur grassland of Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. The majestic elephants are the largest mammal on land yet they are peaceful and gentle creatures.

wildlife · forest

Elephants grazing in the grassland of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

Assam·wildlife · forest

The Indian elephant at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

Assam·forest · wildlife

Team of forest care takers searching for Elephants. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Rajasthan·festival · wildlife

The Jaipur Elephant Festival takes place on Holi eve each year. What better way to commence Holi celebrations! The festival gets underway with a traditional procession of decorated elephants though the streets of Jaipur towards the Stadium.…

livestock · wildlife

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. Traditionally, two species are recognised, the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), although some evidence suggests…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A variety of birds, spotted deer and a view of elephants at dusk. See Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), Rose-rined / Plum-headed / Slaty-headed Parakeets, Chukor Partridge (Alectoris chukar), the Short-toed Eagle doing the samba, Little Stin…

Assam·wildlife · forest

Elephant eating water plants and Water Hyacinth inside a pond at Kaziranga National Park, Assam (Golaghat district).

Assam·wildlife

Elephants in Kaziranga National Park. Elephants are large land mammals in two genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

This clip shows elephant safari in Corbett National park. Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest national park in India.

Assam·forest · wildlife

Kaziranga National Park (Assamese: Kazirônga Rastriyô Uddan) is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Elephants from various parts of Assam on their way to Kaziranga National Park. The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.

wildlife · village

Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.

Rajasthan·festival · wildlife

The Jaipur Elephant Festival takes place on Holi eve each year. What better way to commence Holi celebrations! The festival gets underway with a traditional procession of decorated elephants though the streets of Jaipur towards the Stadium.…

wildlife

A fishing elephant??? An angling ele? Elephant splashing around in a pond. He occasionally raises his trunk to his mouth, to drink as well.

wildlife

The Indian elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia.

wildlife · forest

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.