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Indian elephant

mammal

Also known as: Elephas maximus indicus, mainland elephant

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…elephant includes three subspecies: the Indian, or mainland (E. maximus indicus), the Sumatran (E. maximus sumatranus), and the Sri Lankan (E. maximus maximus). African elephants have much larger ears, which are used to dissipate body heat.
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