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Pachyderm, 1983 Reviews the background behind the decision to develop the AERSG by combining the African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Groups into one body focused on the conservation of both species.
David Western
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Using species-specific protocols for the welfare assessment of elephants in the Skopje Zoo
Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2022 Providing good animal welfare standards is very important for wild animals in captivity, especially in zoos. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a welfare assessment of elephants in the Skopje Zoo using species-specific protocols.
Ena Dobrikj +3 more
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The Elephant Trunk Skin Inspires a Highly Sensitive and Deformable, Yet Robust, Armor Skin
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The study presents the elephant trunk‐inspired armor skin with tactile sensing (ETATS). The ETATS architecture stretches and compresses while resisting puncture and tear, and it enables optical detection of pressure and lateral strain. Morphology‐based decoupling of strain and pressure paves the way to sensitive and deformable, yet robust, soft‐robotic
Jun Chang Yang +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty +3 more
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Recent U. S. imports of certain products from the African elephant
Pachyderm, 1988 In 1978 the African elephant was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Between 1977 and 1983, bills were introduced in the U.S. Congress prohibiting the importation of elephant products.
Jorgen Thomsen
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The milk of the African elephant [PDF]
British Journal of Nutrition, 1970 1. Analyses have been made of milk collected from thirty wild African elephants immediately after they were shot.2. The milk contained an average of 5.1% protein, 9.3% fat and 3.6% lactose. The concentration of lactose decreased and the concentration of protein and fat increased with advancing lactation.
K G, McCullagh, E M, Widdowson
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The Elephant Ethogram: a library of African elephant behaviour
Pachyderm, 2021 This short paper is intended to alert our colleagues to the existence of The Elephant Ethogram: A Library of African Elephant Behaviour. It describes its purpose, form and scope, and appeals for contributions of undocumented, rare, novel or cultural Loxodonta africana behaviour.
Joyce Poole, Petter Granli
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Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011 Several studies on ticks infesting small mammals, including elephant shrews, have been conducted in South Africa; however, these studies have included only a single four-toed elephant shrew and no hedgehogs.
Ivan G. Horak +4 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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Earthquake and Tsunami NaTech Risk Assessment for Oil Storage Facilities
Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Interaction of natural and technological hazards (NaTech) events, such as tsunamis and earthquakes, can affect industrial facilities such as those featuring anchored atmospheric storage tanks. Consequences of natural events on this kind of installation may include the release of hazardous substances, which in turn can lead to industrial ...
Georgios Baltzopoulos +6 more
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