Mahouts relaxing on their female elephants at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, Ayutthaya, Thailand

• Contributor: Keith Chadwick Photography / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: P15MAF
• File size: 103.4 MB (5 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4912 x 7360 px | 41.6 x 62.3 cm | 16.4 x 24.5 inches | 300dpi
• Location: Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand

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The Asian elephant is slightly smaller than its African cousin. They can be identified by their smaller ears and a forehead which has two hemispherical bulges, unlike the flat front of the African elephant. Only male Asian elephants grow tusks.