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MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT, LOXODONTA AFRICANA [PDF]

open access: yesReproduction, 1967
Summary. Results are presented of detailed dissections of the reproductive tracts of eight adult male African elephants and of one full-term male foetus, together with additional information obtained from the examination of a number of other bulls and cows.
R V, Short, T, Mann, M F, Hay
openaire   +2 more sources

Taking the Elephants' Perspective: Remembering Elephant Behavior, Cognition and Ecology in Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Conflict between humans and wildlife is an increasing problem worldwide due to human population growth and habitat fragmentation, with growing interest amongst scientists and conservationists in developing novel solutions toward sustainable coexistence ...
Hannah S. Mumby   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foot pressure distributions during walking in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2016
Elephants, the largest living land mammals, have evolved a specialized foot morphology to help reduce locomotor pressures while supporting their large body mass.
Olga Panagiotopoulou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injuries of free ranging African elephants ( Loxodonta africana africana ) in various ranges of Kenya

open access: yesPachyderm, 2008
Incidences of injuries to the free ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) are common but are rarely analysed to determine the magnitude and their effects on elephant health at population level.
V. Obanda   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) recognize visual attention from face and body orientation

open access: yes, 2014
This work was funded by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews.How do animals determine when others are able and disposed to receive their communicative signals?
Smet, Anna F., Byrne, Richard William
core   +1 more source

Les éléphants au Togo

open access: yesRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1988
Alors que l’on assiste à une réduction, voire à l’élimination des populations d’éléphants africains Loxodonta africana dans de nombreux pays, l’observation au Togo d’une augmentation de leurs effectifs apparaît comme un fait unique en Afrique ...
Bertrand Chardonnet
doaj   +1 more source

Number and migration patterns of savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) in northern Cameroon

open access: yesPachyderm, 1993
The Sudanian region of Cameroon covers about 198,000 sq kms and comprises two major domains; the Sahelian and the Sudanian. The Waza-Logone floodplain, which lies in the sahelian domain, contains about 1100 elephant, one of the largest populations of ...
Martin Tchamba
doaj   +1 more source

Living African elephants belong to two species: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) and Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)

open access: yes, 2000
Living bush and forest African elephants, hitherto regarded as a single species, are evolutionarily and ecologically distinct forms. They deserve to be ranked as full species: the bush African elephant, Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797), and the ...
Jeheskel Shoshani   +7 more
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Conservação ex situ do elefante africano (Loxodonta africana): caraterização da maior reserva de elefantes da América Latina

open access: yes, 2023
The drastic decline in wild populations of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) over the last 50 years has forced us to complement in situ conservation programmes with human-maintained populations that act as a gene bank and raise awareness of the ...
Chacón García , María Clara
core   +1 more source

Chairman's report

open access: yesPachyderm, 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
doaj   +1 more source

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