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Evolutionary and demographic processes shaping geographic patterns of genetic diversity in a keystone species, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). Ecology and Evolution. Stéphanie Bourgeois et al. (2018). Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant. Ecology and Evolution.
The word elephant is derived from the Latin word elephas (genitive elephantis) ' elephant ', which is the Latinised form of the ancient Greek ἐλέφας (elephas) (genitive ἐλέφαντος (elephantos, [1])) probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely Phoenician. [2]
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant , one of two extant species of African elephant .
The African bush elephant is listed as Endangered and the African forest elephant as Critically Endangered on the respective IUCN Red Lists. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Based on vegetation types that provide suitable habitat for African elephants, it was estimated that in the early 19th century a maximum of 26,913,000 African elephants might have been ...
Elephants have excellent memories.In fact, researchers suggest their memory is just as good as that of dolphins and apes. An elephant never forgets might be an exaggeration, but elephants actually ...
In fact, the oldest known elephant in the world, as of 2024, is Vatsala, a female elephant born around 1917, who lives in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India. [12] Yoyo, African elephant resident of the Barcelona Zoo, who at her death in 2024 was purported to be the oldest living elephant at approximately 54 years of age. [13]
The earliest members of the modern genera of Elephantidae appeared during the latest Miocene–early Pliocene around 5 million years ago. The elephantid genera Elephas (which includes the living Asian elephant) and Mammuthus (mammoths) migrated out of Africa during the late Pliocene, around 3.6 to 3.2 million years ago. [16]
This Elephant Is a Really Good Painter If you've ever wanted to feel bad about your artistic skills, then allow us to introduce you to Suda, the incredibly talented painting elephant.