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Snuggling elephant trunks #62522201
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Two Sri Lankan elephants snuggling with their trunks. The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to Sri Lanka. 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 60ââ¬â75 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.