how does the Indian elephant abap to their habitat?
[2008-06-06 10:01:40]

Q: i am doing a project and i need to find out how the Indian Elephant adaps to their habitat....Can you answer my question?

A: My only guess is that their relatively smaller size compared to their African brethren is an adaptation to living in jungle clearings, where ponderous bulk and large tusks would be disadvantageous to moving between trees and whatnot. But that's a very

Zoology »

Why are the genus of African elephant and Indian Elephant different?
[2009-08-17 11:20:36]
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Both are elephants.And I know that they show seperate taxonomic characteristics!
But soooooo much so as to be placed in different genus?maybe the species or subspecies could be different like Indian lion and African lion.But why the genus?


Asian/Indian elephants and African elephants can't interbreed. Although it isn't part of the definition of a genus, usually species within the same genus can interbreed at least somewhat successfully (sunfish of Lepomis, cats of Panthera, dogs of Canis,

Hilary Clinton clashes with Indian government trouble-maker

Hilary Clinton has just had first-hand experience of the problems that the Indian government regularly faces with its unpredictably irascible – and it now appears maybe untruthful – coalition partner, Mamata Banerjee.

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Other - Pets »

How much does an Indian elephant cost?
[2010-05-23 08:40:10]
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How much does it cost for the elephant
How much to maintain
i have a ranch in texas with a large water hole and tons of vegetation would this be enough for it to survive

I hear it cost about 10,000 dollars in us but do i


Current price is about 1,000,000.00 INR it = 21,321.96 USD

Other - Pets »

Who is more dangerous to keep as a pet a big cat or an Indian elephant?who is more likely to kill their owner?
[2010-06-25 20:08:49]
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Big cats:lions,tigers,leopards,jugulars,and cougars/pumas.
They are tamed and the elephant is in a barn or a huge fence.


Aren't Indian elephants considered domesticated, but big cats an only be tamed? That's a big difference. I've seen how elephants are treated and used in India and southeast Asia and based on that, I would say the big cat is much more dangerous. As

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