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Foot-and-mouth disease in the african elephant (Loxodonta africana)

open access: yesThe Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 1973
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Howell, P.G., Young, E., Hedger, R.S.
openaire   +2 more sources

A useful marking method for free living mammals

open access: yesKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1971
A paint-spraying device was employed for marking wild African mammals without capture. This relatively inexpensive marking technique, which had originally been used for the marking of American desert bighorn sheep at drinking places, was also ...
E. Young
doaj   +1 more source

How Bees Deter Elephants: Beehive Trials with Forest Elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) in Gabon

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
In Gabon, like elsewhere in Africa, crops are often sources of conflict between humans and wildlife. Wildlife damage to crops can drastically reduce income, amplifying poverty and creating a negative perception of wild animal conservation among rural ...
Steeve Ngama   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Kajian Gen Amely Gajah Sumatra (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is endemic of Asian elephants in Indonesia, an endangered animal andlisted on Appendix I of CITES. Therefore, information on the status and distribution of the population of Sumatranelephants, including the
Sulandari, S. (Sri), Zein, M. S. (Moch)
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Fatal Tuberculosis in a Free-Ranging African Elephant and One Health Implications of Human Pathogens in Wildlife

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) in humans is a global public health concern and the discovery of animal cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and disease, especially in multi-host settings, also has significant implications for public health, veterinary ...
Michele A. Miller   +14 more
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Housing and Social Environments of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
We evaluated 255 African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants living in 68 North American zoos over one year to quantify housing and social variables. All parameters were quantified for the both the day and the night and comparisons
C. Meehan   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Aggression heuristics underlie animal dominance hierarchies and provide evidence of group-level social information

open access: yes, 2020
Members of a social species need to make appropriate decisions about who, how, and when to interact with others in their group. However, it has been difficult for researchers to detect the inputs to these decisions and, in particular, how much ...
DeDeo, Simon   +2 more
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Social Behavior and Personality Patterns of Captive African Elephants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Through the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, I received an International Research Opportunities Program (IROP) grant to study the social behaviors of African elephants. My research took place in South Africa with the African Elephant ResearchUnit
Jeffrey, Alison
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Various Gaits of African Elephant Calves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
It is commonly believed that elephants exhibit only one gait, a lateral sequence walk. However, recently there have been several interesting studies on the footfall patterns of adult African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientists have recognized that
Jennings, Elizabeth Anne
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Elephant trunk tip musculature reflects species differences in grasping behavior

open access: yesCommunications Biology
Elephants use their trunks, muscular hydrostats, to perform a plethora of tasks. Trunk tip morphology as well as grasping behavior differ between elephant species.
Lennart Eigen   +6 more
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