Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), in the marsh, Kumana National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

elephas maximus asian elephant elephas maximus natural area adult alone tusk morphology tall outdoor front shot overview day elephas endangered national park freshwater swamp cites appendix 1 may kumana national park water surface nobody nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems adults single lonely only solo one lone tusks morphology big outdoors outsides outside front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length days daytime endangered species national parks sensitive natural areas freshwater swamps fresh water swamp fresh water swamps bog bogs yala east national park water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces with nobody elephant proboscidean ungulate mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal naturalness area stage of development individual morphology zoology organism physical morphology ambiance elephantidae proboscidea mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species species environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment freshwater wetland area convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites sri lanka indian subcontinent asia water matter