Giant Asian Elephants

It’s often said that the Sri Lankan Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is the largest Asian Elephant subspecies. Other subspecies – like the Sumatran Elephant and Borneo Elephant – are smaller than Sri Lankan and Indian Elephants. However, there are records of exceptionally large elephants from the Indian subcontinent. So, just how large can Asian Elephants get?

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The "Fényköv Elephant" by Tim Evanson licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fényköv_Elephant_-…)

The Greek Historian Polybius holding his book by Manfred Werner–Tsui licensed under CC BY 3.0 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polybius-removebg-…)

‘Thechikottukavu Ramachandran’ by Manojk licensed under CC BY 3.0 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thechikottukavu_Ra…)

Mini Elephant (Palaeoloxodon namadicus) by Baperookamo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaeoloxodon_nama…)

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