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Why does this matter you ask? Because of the 500,000 or so "African" elephants, only about a fifth of them are of the forest dwelling species. African elephants are already considered an endangered species.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Did you know there are THREE elephant species?
So - remember going to the zoo as a kid? Depending on which zoo you went to, you got to see one of two types of elephants: either the small-eared Asian Elephant or the large-eared African Elephant. Well now knew research shows that the "African" elephant is actually two separate species: a forest dwelling elephant and a savanna dwelling elephant.
Why does this matter you ask? Because of the 500,000 or so "African" elephants, only about a fifth of them are of the forest dwelling species. African elephants are already considered an endangered species.
Why does this matter you ask? Because of the 500,000 or so "African" elephants, only about a fifth of them are of the forest dwelling species. African elephants are already considered an endangered species.
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