The gentle side of the Asia’s biggest land mammal is seen here in the image. The mother very protective of the young calf while feeding on the grass in Kabini backwaters.
Two tuskers were crossing each other in the Kabini backwaters. Elephants when in a group are safer but lone tuskers are known to be aggressive and attack passer by.
A lone male elephant, but with no tusks. Makhna means tusk less., sometimes due to a genetic disorder the male elephant is unable to develop a tusk. The elephants are an Endangered species as per IUCN. The gentle giants are also called as Pachyderm – a reference to their thick skin and size. The wrinkled skin is moveable and contains a lot of nerve centers. Elephants are known for their intelligence and cognitive processing that is more than all other land animals. An adult elephant is a mega herbivore can consume more than 150kgs of plant matter in a day, as seen in this image.
