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Interestingly, the Asian elephant is more closely related to the extinct mammoth than to the African elephant (see evolution) ... They modify their habitat by converting savannah and woodlands to grasslands...
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elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants/about_elephants.ht...
elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants/about_elephants.htm
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The African elephant's eyesight is not very good. It uses its big ears for ventilation and communication. These huge animals can weigh up to 5.4 ton. ... Habitat; The African elephant lives in Africa, south of the Sahara desert in tropical forests, savannah areas, deserts and river valleys. (Coralee, Heidi & Janine)
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www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/reports/eversdal/grade6.htm
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However, African elephants have lost much of their habitat to ranches, farms, and desertification. The forest elephant, always far less common than the savanna subspecies, is under threat from logging and market hunting for its meat. ... By saving African elephant habitat, we protect these and many other animals.
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nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-afelepha...
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-afelephant.cfm
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These pictures are of the African Elephant ... Elephants are hunted for their ivory tusks. Therefore, their population is dropping. When they are protected, they usually overpopulate their habitat. Then, some of the elephants, starting with the youth, starve.
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lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/africanelephant.html
lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/africanelephant.html
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Information about african elephant habitat ... Welcome to the african elephant habitat land. Here you can find more information about animals. You can also ask questions about african elephant habitats. There are a close relation between african elephant habitats and human.
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www.aliveanimals.com/elephant/earelephantwasher/african...
www.aliveanimals.com/elephant/earelephantwasher/africanelephanthabitat.htm
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Their habitat ranges from sea level to 16,000 feet (4,877 m). The African elephant is the largest living land animal and weighs up to 5,400 kg. It inhabits the Savannah, brush, forest, river valleys, and semi-desert regions of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
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www.indianchild.com/african_elephants.htm
www.indianchild.com/african_elephants.htm
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; Search the Web and your local library for more information on African elephants. ... ; Learn all about the life cycle of the African elephant. ... Discover some of the amazing uses of an elephant's most valuable tool.
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www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/
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Demand for ivory, combined with habitat loss from human settlement, has led to a dramatic decline in elephant populations in the last few decades. In 1930, there were between 5 and 10 million African elephants. By 1979, there were 1.3 million.
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www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_elephant.htm
www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_elephant.htm
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