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Southern African Field Archaeology, 2023 From the form and composition of painted images of humans, elephants and ‘elephanthropes’ (elephant human therianthropes) from the northern Cederberg, we propose that elephants were considered as ‘other-than-human-persons’ by painters. This is supported
John Parkington, Joe Alfers
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eLife, 2013 As new technology makes it possible to perform experiments that were unimaginable a decade ago, Eve Marder argues that we can still learn from the past.
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Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016 In recent decades there has been a growing interest in proboscideans’ body size, given that mass is highly correlated with biological functions. Different allometric equations have been proposed in the recent decades to estimate their body masses, based ...
Asier Larramendi
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Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) in Thailand
Pathogens, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis in humans and various animal species worldwide. In Thailand, seroprevalence studies on T. gondii have focused on domestic animals, and information on infections in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus
Ruenruetai Udonsom +6 more
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Foot pressure distributions during walking in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]
, 2016 Elephants, the largest living land mammals, have evolved a specialized foot morphology to help reduce locomotor pressures while supporting their large body mass.
Clemente, Christofer J. +6 more
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Skeletal pathology and variable anatomy in elephant feet assessed using computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Foot problems are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elephants, but are underreported due to difficulties in diagnosis, particularly of conditions affecting the bones and internal structures. Here we evaluate post-mortem computer tomographic (CT)
Benjamin +42 more
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) of incrementally grown tissues have been widely used to study movement ecology and migration of animals. However, the time scale of 87Sr/86Sr incorporation from the environment into tissue and how it may influence ...
Deming Yang +6 more
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A novel antigen capture ELISA for the specific detection of IgG antibodies to elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Elephants are classified as critically endangered animals by the International Union for Conservation of Species (IUCN). Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) poses a large threat to breeding programs of captive Asian elephants by ...
Chapman, Sarah +11 more
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The Outcome of an elephant translocation from Isiolo to Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Pachyderm, 2022 This management piece documents the outcome of an elephant translocation from Isiolo to Tsavo East National Park, Kenya in November 2021. The translocation aimed to reduce human-elephant conflict in the area and to prevent any retaliation toward the ...
Lydia Tiller +6 more
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Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND Multi-level fission-fusion societies, characteristic of a number of large brained mammal species including some primates, cetaceans and elephants, are among the most complex and cognitively demanding animal social systems. Many free-ranging
Cynthia Moss +7 more
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