Summation by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2012 Recent empirical evidence for complex cognition in elephants suggests that greater attention to comparative studies between non-human primates and other animals is warranted.
Naoko Irie, Toshikazu Hasegawa
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Palaeogenomes of Eurasian straight-tusked elephants challenge the current view of elephant evolution [PDF]
eLife, 2017 The straight-tusked elephants Palaeoloxodon spp. were widespread across Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Phylogenetic reconstructions using morphological traits have grouped them with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and many paleontologists place ...
Matthias Meyer +20 more
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Dexmedetomidine Effectively Sedates Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 This study investigated the sedative effects of dexmedetomidine in Asian elephants. We hypothesized that 2 µg/kg dexmedetomidine would provide sufficient standing sedation. A crossover design study was performed in three Asian elephants.
Nithidol Buranapim +15 more
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Preferensi Hijauan Pakan Gajah Sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus): Studi Kasus di Kawasan Seblat [PDF]
Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-Ilmu Peternakan, 2008 The research has purposed were to know forages of the gajah Sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus) preference. Data primer was calculated with direct method in field with vegetation analysis. The result showed
Hutwan Syarifuddin
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Tusks, testosterone and personality in male Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMale Asian elephants exhibit phenotypic diversity in tusk development, with long, short and tuskless bulls varying in frequency among different populations.
Hoedric Huguet +5 more
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CT anatomy of cervical vertebrae of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 Background Elephants are currently the largest mammals on earth. A comprehensive examination of the anatomy of this animal to diagnose various disorders is required.
Omid Zehtabvar +6 more
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Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Identified in Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 We identified a small, supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) in two phenotypically normal Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): a female (2n = 57,XX,+mar) and her male offspring (2n = 57,XY,+mar). sSMCs are defined as structurally abnormal chromosomes that
Halina Cernohorska +5 more
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Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) reassure others in distress [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Contact directed by uninvolved bystanders toward others in distress, often termed consolation, is uncommon in the animal kingdom, thus far only demonstrated in the great apes, canines, and corvids. Whereas the typical agonistic context of such contact is
Joshua M. Plotnik, Frans B.M. de Waal
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Assessment of Elephant Dietary Biomass at the Adjoining Area of Kaeng Krachan Natural Park, Thailand
Applied Environmental Research, 2017 This study investigated the dietary diversity and biomass of the elephants (Elephas maximus) ranging in the area adjoining Kaeng Krachan Natural Park, Pa Deng Sub-district, Kaeng Krachan District, Petchaburi Province, Thailand.
Luechai Kroutnoi +3 more
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Book Review: Alexander Mossbrucker's Island Elephants: The Giants of Sumatra [PDF]
Gajah, 2023 Island Elephants: The Giants of Sumatra by Dr. Alexander Mossbrucker offers a rare insight into the critically endangered Sumatran elephant and the steps required to secure the future of the species in the wild.
Renner, Vicki
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