Rare and beautiful documentation. An excellent page of Nature for learners.
The cow elephant looks 'Full' , may be pregnant. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild
Note: Let me quote from what our great teacher has observed and recorded:
"Almost invariably, it is an adult bull that gets into musth, But in rare cases a cow may do so. ........
All the cow elephants I have seen in musth were probably pregnant: of the 2 observed within survey period (Bandipur, Kerala; photograph of pregnant cow in musth in Periyar), one was heavily and patently pregnant, the other was very probably pregnant, appearing to be well-fleshed and in full condition. It could be that the rare incidence of musth in cow elephants in some way related to pregnancy."-M.Krishnan
Indebtedness:
Bombay Natural History Society
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust
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