Elephant And A Lizard, India

The Indian Elephant is up to 6.4 metres (21 ft) long. Its height at the shoulder is between 2 and 3.5 metres (6.6 and 11.5 ft) and it weighs between 2.7 and 4.5 tonnes (3.0 and 5.0 short tons). It is taller and thinner than the Asian elephant found in Thailand. The Indian elephant is known for its large amounts of defecation in one time. The largest Indian Elephant was 8 metres (26 ft) long, stood 3.5 metres (11 ft) and weighed 8 tonnes (8.8 short tons). Since Indian Elephants are a subspecies of the Asian Elephants, there are not many differences. Indian elephants have smaller ears, but relatively broader skulls and larger trunks than African elephants. Females are smaller than males and have little or no tusks. Toes are large and broad. The feet and nails are not large. Unlike their African cousins, their abdomen is proportionate with their body weight but the African elephant has a large abdomen as compared to the skulls.