The poor mother has been chained up but that doesn't stop this mother-son duo from sharing a tender moment. The baby rubs itself against his mother's front legs just as a grown-up elephant would rub itself against a tree to relieve an itch! In this case, Mama is happy to be that tree for her young son! 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. Asian elephant is divided into four subspecies such as Sri Lankan, Indian, Sumatran and Borneo. Asian elephants have been very important to Asian culture for thousands of years -- they have been domesticated and are used for religious festivals, transportation and to move heavy objects. The Asian elephant is found in India, Sri Lanka, China and much of Southeast Asia. The elephant is distinguished by its massive body, large ears and a long trunk, which has many uses ranging from using it as a hand to pick up objects, as a horn to trumpet warnings, an arm raised in greeting to a hose for drinking water or bathing. Asian elephants differ in several ways from their African relatives.
This vivid mosaic of habitats -- wet and dry, plain and mountainous, gentle and rugged, forests and grasslands -- supports numerous plant and animal species, representing Himalayan as well as plains kinds. The most famous of Corbett's wild residents are the Bengal Tiger and the Asiatic Elephant, but with about 600 species of avifauna Corbett is one of the richest bird regions of India. Source: http://www.corbettnationalpark.in & www.wwf.org
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