Bilateral Phacoemulsification in an African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2019 A 37-year-old bull African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the North Carolina Zoo (NCZ) was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts leading to behavioral changes and significant weight loss secondary to functional blindness.
Anthony J. Cerreta +7 more
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African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) as an example of a herbivore making movement choices based on nutritional needs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background The increasing human population and global intensification of agriculture have had a major impact on the world’s natural ecosystems and caused devastating effects on populations of mega-herbivores such as the African savanna elephants, through
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Observable Metabolites and Metabolomic Sampling Protocols for Managed African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Whole Blood Using H-NMR Spectroscopy [PDF]
Metabolites, 2022 We used nuclear magnetic spectroscopy (NMR) to evaluate the metabolomics of heparinized whole blood drawn from six African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) maintained on a well characterized diet.
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Contagious Yawning in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana): Responses to Other Elephants and Familiar Humans. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2020 While spontaneous yawning is common across all vertebrate classes, contagious yawning is less common and has been observed only in a few species of social animals.
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NONINVASIVE SAMPLING FOR DETECTION OF ELEPHANT ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS AND GENOMIC DNA IN ASIAN (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) AND AFRICAN (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) ELEPHANTS. [PDF]
J Zoo Wildl Med, 2020 : Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) threatens Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population sustainability in North America. Clusters of cases have also been reported in African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
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Do topography and fruit presence influence occurrence and intensity of crop-raiding by forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)? [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Crop damage by forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) and the resulting human-elephant conflict are issues of great concern for both the conservation of the species and the protection of rural livelihoods in Central Africa.
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Environmental Determinants of Foraging Site Revisitation by African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding the spatial patterns of herbivore habitat use is important for understanding ecological processes and ecosystem management. Past research has mainly focused on explaining herbivore habitat selection, to the extent that environmental ...
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Changes in African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) faecal steroid concentrations post-defaecation
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2018 Background: Faecal hormone metabolite measurement is a widely used tool for monitoring reproductive function and response to stressors in wildlife. Despite many advantages of this technique, the delay between defaecation, sample collection and processing
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Water for African elephants (Loxodonta africana): faecal microbial loads affect use of artificial waterholes. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2018 In semi-arid protected areas, artificial waterholes ensure that water is locally available to animals for extended periods. However, artificial waterholes may limit animal movement, which contributes towards habitat deterioration.
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Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Free-Ranging African Elephants
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife species occurs worldwide. However, few cases of M. bovis infection in captive elephants have been reported.
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