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elephant a member of the order Proboscidae. Includes the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, and the Indian elephant, Elephas maximus. elephant foot callus see hypertrophic callus. Northern elephant seal elephant skin disease see besnoitiosis. elephant throat bot fly see pharyngobolus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a recent study, Samuel Wasser, director of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, and his colleagues concluded that because customs agents typically detect only about 10 percent of all contraband, the real ivory toll may top 240 tons, representing 23,000 elephants or roughly 5 percent of Africa's total elephant population. But a new theory is gaining recognition: According to Bradshaw and others, today's elephant population is suffering from a species-wide trauma and the collapse of elephant culture as a result of decades of poaching, habitat loss, forced relocations, and culling (reducing the size of an animal's population). The cycle would go on and on, and the elephant population would explode. |
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