Elephants (Exclusive Detail at a glance):

Biological Name : Elephas maximus.
Height : 200-300 cm.
Weight : 3500-5000 kg.
Food : grasses, fruits, roots, barks etc.
Habitat : Humid tropical jungle or cool temperate forests, bamboo rich areas.
Life : 70-80 years.
Breeding Period : 18-20 months.

Elephants in Corbett:

Elephants are main attraction of Corbett. Nearly 600 Asian elephants have a home in this Corbett Tigers Reserve, and can be seen wandering leisurely along its length and breadth. Elephants are exclusive to this park. At Corbett one can see elephant drinking and playing with water at Ramganga. Wild Elephant in the Corbett used to be seasonal visitors rather than residents, but with the construction of dam and submersion of their established trek routes a population seems to have turned resident. These elephants wander all over the tree forest and frequenting comes on to the open clear river and bathe . Two things should always be kept in mind with regard to wild elephants here, the difficulty of judging their size in the vast, open settings of the Corbett Reserve, and the need to take care not to disturb or provoke them. People in a van are completely safe when encountering wild elephants unexpectedly, but when on foot it is essential to avoid being to close to them -men on the ground have been attacked here.