Eye of the Elephant
by Bob Orsillo
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Eye of the Elephant
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Bob Orsillo
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Photograph - Original Fine Art Photography By Bob Orsillo
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Eye of the Elephant - Original fine art black and white elephant photography by Bob Orsillo.
Copyright (c)Bob Orsillo / http://orsillo.com - All Rights Reserved.
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(First published in RangeFinder Magazine 2009)
Asian Elephant:
The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas (African elephants belong in the genus Loxodonta) and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east.
Three subspecies are recognized Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.
Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 6075 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals.
Asian elephants are rather long-lived, with a maximum recorded life span of 86 years.
Contrary to popular belief, the Asian elephant has never been domesticated, in the sense that it has never been bred over multiple generations with selected traits specifically to serve human needs. This term is often conflated with taming or training, a process by which a wild-caught animal may be induced to accept human commands. Trained captive elephants have nevertheless been used in forestry in South and Southeast Asia for centuries and also for ceremonial purposes.
Historical sources indicate that they were used during harvest seasons primarily for milling. Wild elephants attract tourist money to the areas where they can most readily be seen, but damage crops, and may enter villages to raid gardens.
In general, Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head. Their back is convex or level. Their ears are small with dorsal borders folded laterally. They have up to 20 pairs of ribs and 34 caudal vertebrae. Their feet have more nail-like structures than the ones of African elephants five on each forefoot, and four on each hind foot
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Bob Orsillo
Eye of the Elephant - Original fine art black and white elephant photography by Bob Orsillo. Copyright (c)Bob Orsillo / http://orsillo.com - All Rights Reserved. Buy art online. Buy photography online (First published in RangeFinder Magazine 2009) Asian Elephant: The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas (African elephants belong in the genus Loxodonta) and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east.
Clotilde Espinosa
I am glad is an elephant, that is one scary eye...beautiful photography dear Bob!!! F/L.
Chris Berry
Beautiful Bob...love elephants. I have a small (6) collection. I'm always impressed by the grace they have for their size. Great job capturing the patterns, texture and lines of the skin.
Ion vincent DAnu
Makes you think at the connections with crocodiles and other, more ancient, reptiles... probably it's an Irish elephant, with all those spots...fav and v.
Alec Drake
Bob, wonderful to see this level of detail up close...the pigmentation of the skin around the eye is so engaging. v/f