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INDUCED ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) TUSK REMOVAL
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2003Elephant tusk removal usually requires costly surgical procedures that are time-consuming and present a significant risk to the animal when performed using general anesthesia. Such techniques require gauges, chisels, and forceps to remove the tusk. This article reports the simple removal of the tusk of an 18-yr-old African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Martin, Steiner +3 more
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Social learning in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana africana)
Animal Cognition, 2012Social learning is a more efficient method of information acquisition and application than trial and error learning and is prevalent across a variety of animal taxa. Social learning is assumed to be important for elephants, but evidence in support of that claim is mostly anecdotal.
Brian J, Greco +4 more
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Musth in the African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Nature, 1981The phenomenon of musth in male Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, has long been recognized1. Musth, which has been likened to rutting behaviour in ungulates2, refers to a set of physical and behavioural characteristics displayed periodically by adult male elephants.
J H, Poole, C J, Moss
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2005
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach 1797) [Elephas] africana Blumenbach 1797, Handb. Naturgesch., 5th ed.: 125. Type Locality: Restricted to the Orange River, South Africa by Pohle (1926; see Allen, 1939). Vernacular Names: African Bush Elephant. Synonyms: Loxodonta angolensis Frade 1928; Loxodonta berbericus Seurat 1930; Loxodonta capensis (G. Cuvier 1798);
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach 1797) [Elephas] africana Blumenbach 1797, Handb. Naturgesch., 5th ed.: 125. Type Locality: Restricted to the Orange River, South Africa by Pohle (1926; see Allen, 1939). Vernacular Names: African Bush Elephant. Synonyms: Loxodonta angolensis Frade 1928; Loxodonta berbericus Seurat 1930; Loxodonta capensis (G. Cuvier 1798);
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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1982
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797). Hand. Hilfsb. Nat., 5th ed., p. 125. TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Orange River. DISTRIBUTION: S. Mauritania to Ethiopia and South Africa; extinct in N. Africa. COMMENT: Includes cyclotis; see Sikes, 1971, The Natural History of the African Elephant, but also see Haltenorth and Diller, 1977, Saugetiere Africas und ...
James H. Honacki +2 more
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Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797). Hand. Hilfsb. Nat., 5th ed., p. 125. TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Orange River. DISTRIBUTION: S. Mauritania to Ethiopia and South Africa; extinct in N. Africa. COMMENT: Includes cyclotis; see Sikes, 1971, The Natural History of the African Elephant, but also see Haltenorth and Diller, 1977, Saugetiere Africas und ...
James H. Honacki +2 more
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Serum amylase in the african elephant, (Loxodonta africana)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Comparative Biochemistry, 1976Abstract 1. 1. The α-amylase activity in the serum of the African elephant has been measured by 2 different methods. Consistently high values were obtained, about 10 times those of normal human serum measured by the same methods. 2. 2. Electrophoretic separation of amylase isoenzymes revealed a single band in the γ-globulin region and a group
R K, Skinner, I R, Brown, P T, White
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2011
1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana French: Eléphant de savane / German: Afrikanischer Savannenelefant / Spanish: Elefante de sabana Taxonomy. Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797, Orange River, South Africa. No subspecies are currently delineated, though size, appearance, and ivory vary regionally. Previously, the African Forest (L. cyclotis)
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana French: Eléphant de savane / German: Afrikanischer Savannenelefant / Spanish: Elefante de sabana Taxonomy. Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797, Orange River, South Africa. No subspecies are currently delineated, though size, appearance, and ivory vary regionally. Previously, the African Forest (L. cyclotis)
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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Laparoscopic Vasectomy in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Veterinary Surgery, 2014ObjectiveTo describe a surgical technique for, and outcome after, laparoscopic vasectomy of free‐ranging elephants.Study DesignCase series.AnimalsAfrican elephants (Loxodonta africana; n = 14).MethodsMale elephants (12–35 years old) were anesthetized with etorphine and supported in a sling in a modified standing position, and positive pressure ...
Luis M, Rubio-Martínez +4 more
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Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine
: Multiple species of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) have caused fatal hemorrhagic disease in African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants. To date, EEHV7 has been detected only in benign pulmonary and skin nodules and
Me. Fayette +3 more
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: Multiple species of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) have caused fatal hemorrhagic disease in African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants. To date, EEHV7 has been detected only in benign pulmonary and skin nodules and
Me. Fayette +3 more
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Eye Lesions in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Research in Veterinary Science, 1969SUMMARY The eyes were examined from 300 African elephants, shot in Tsavo National Park in Kenya during 1966; 42% of the animals exhibited lesions of follicular conjunctivitis and 5.4% showed severe lens degeneration, which was always accompanied by degenerative changes in the retina.
K G, McCullagh, G A, Gresham
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