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  2. Hundreds of endangered African elephants suddenly died. New ...

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    There are approximately 415,000 African elephants left in the world. The World Wildlife Foundation said that, in 2016, experts estimated their population had fallen by 111,000 over the course of a ...

  3. Mystery of African elephants dropping dead unraveled by ...

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    The cause of mass deaths of African elephants has been unraveled, and scientists say the outbreaks could be more likely to occur amid the climate crisis, according to a new study.

  4. The truth behind why African elephants are dropping dead - AOL

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    No one knew precisely what caused the unexplained tragedy in which 35 African elephants in Zimbabwe mysteriously dropped dead in late 2020.. The first to be found was an eight-year-old male found ...

  5. Satao (elephant) - Wikipedia

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    Satao was an African elephant that lived in Tsavo East National Park, one of the largest wildlife parks in the world with a large population of elephants.He was thought to have been born during the late 1960s and to have been at least 45 years old when he was killed.

  6. African elephant - Wikipedia

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    Elephants replace their teeth four to six times in their lifetimes. At around 40 to 60 years of age, the elephant loses the last of its molars and will likely die of starvation which is a common cause of death. African elephants have 24 teeth in total, six on each quadrant of the jaw.

  7. 2006 Zakouma elephant slaughter - Wikipedia

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    The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) species occurs in several countries of Eastern and Central Africa. The most recent aerial surveys in Chad were conducted from August 3–11, 2006, overseen by J. Michael Fay , a Wildlife Conservation Society conservationist and National Geographic explorer -in-residence.

  8. Destruction of ivory - Wikipedia

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    Hunting for ivory is responsible for significant reductions in elephant populations in several parts of Africa. Between 1979 and 1989, the African elephant population decreased from 1.3 million to 600,000. Ivory became a billion-dollar market, with about 80% of the supply taken from illegally killed elephants.

  9. Tourist killed by wild elephant at Kruger National Park in ...

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    A tourist has died after being trampled by an elephant while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, officials say. The animal "charged and trampled" the victim on Saturday, according to a ...