World Elephant Day

Origins:

• Elephants belong to the order Proboscidea, which appeared about 60 million years ago after the extinction of dinosaurs.
• The earliest known relatives include Moeritherium (small, pig-sized, semi-aquatic animals) from the Eocene epoch (~37–35 million years ago).

Modern species:

• Today only three species survive:
1. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
2. African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
3. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

                                 

                                                                  India And Elephants 

India: Revered in Hinduism — the elephant-headed god Ganesha symbolizes wisdom and remover of obstacles.

Kerala: Embelem Of Kerala 

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