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Pakke elephants
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Neetesh Ananth
" Resplendent Bull Gaur " (Bos Gaurus - 2018) Hasanur, Satymangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamilnadu, The Nilgiri Biosphere.  *This image is copyright of its original author Neetesh Ananth Close Up click of a Dove taking off as the lord steps in. (Elephas Maximus / Feb 2018) - The Nilgiris.  *This image is copyright of its original author A Magnificent Solitary Wild Bull Approaching. (Elephas Maximus 2018) - The Nilgiris.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Smoking jumbo clip spreads like wildfire
Mar 27, 2018 DELHI: A bizarre video of a wild elephant blowing out what appears to be plumes of smoke in Karnataka’s Nagarhole forest has left wildlifers baffled. The “smoking” elephant video, which has since gone viral, was shot by a Wildlife Conservation Society (India) scientist when he and his team were visiting the forest for a project on long term monitoring of tiger and prey populations. The 48-second clip shows the elephant picking up something from the forest floor, ingesting it and puffing out smoke. The animal, it turned out, was blowing off ash before apparently eating wood charcoal in the recently burnt patch of forest, giving the impression that it was smoking. “It’s the first-ever visual documentation of such behaviour by an elephant,” said Vinay Kumar, assistant director at WCS, who shot the video. Kumar told TOI that the video was shot in the morning nearly two years ago. “We found the female elephant at the edge of the forest... I just forget about it for a while,” he added. Why an elephant would consume charcoal, which has no food value, has led to speculation among wildlife scientists. According to Varun R Goswami, an elephant biologist at WCS India, charcoal has well recognised toxin-binding properties, and although it may not have much nutritional content, animals may be attracted to it for this medicinal value. It can also serve as a laxative in pachyderms, thereby doubling its utility for animals that consume it after forest fires, lightning strikes, or controlled burns, Goswami said. “Charcoal ash has traditionally been used for dental hygiene in India. After the video went around, there was also some speculation that the elephant was trying to cure a toothache,” Kumar said.
He may not big compared to Bovine, Rhino and Elephant but he is certainly a large Boar
Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha Today mornin Wild Boar tasker  *This image is copyright of its original author
(12-05-2017, 09:51 AM)P.T.Sondaica Wrote: In baluran national park have java buffalo I didn't know Java had such beautiful grasslands! Better if you can post more from your local sites...  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Neetesh Ananth
An enormous wild bull authoritatively approaches & stomps my jeep to prove that he reigns supreme in the jungle ! - A blessing in disguise.. (The Nilgiris)  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
Pralay Lahiry
During rush hour it is difficult to decide where to focus in K A Z I R A N G A  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (04-21-2018, 04:02 AM)Pckts Wrote: Pralay Lahiry Look at all those herbivores at rush hour getting ready to work for the grass-grazing corporate! 
@Spalea , during your safari to Kenya did you see an adult male elephant from close distance, what were your fillings? A man should be very impressed and excited by such a colossal beast walking close to him. African Bush Elephant is far larger than any terrestrial animal leaving on Earth, it just dwarfs the rhinos, hippos and even Indian elephants. According to new studies an average weight of adult African bull is 6000 kg.... 1,5 times heavier than Asian bull elephants with average of 4000 kg:
https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published...362014.pdf Curiously females of both species are almost equal in weight. I have ride at least 30-40 times Indian elephants and even saw one impressive wild bull in the aria I think now called Rajaji national park but have never seen an African elephant, even in the zoo... Its my dream. Think the powerfull impression African bulls create due to two reason - a.) their immense broad head and large ears creating a wall with size 6 metters long and 3 metters high if you stay in the front of the beast and b.) their robust rugged skin covering all head and trunk, the skin of Asian elephant looks a bit smoother with many "fish"-like dots. African bush elephant is a dinosaur. Unfourtunately to make an African safari from Canada is too expensive, for three guys I checked will cost at least 12 grand which is untinkable in this moment, have to get loan and don't know how to retutn it... But I think every animal lover must do a safari trip to Africa at least ones in his life time. |
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