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African Elephant

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS

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HABITATS

  • They can live anywhere from deserts to rain forests

HABITAT

  • The herd is usually a group of mothers and their young
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FEEDING

  • They use their trunks to grab food

FEEDING

  • They eat lots of things including roots, grasses, fruit and bark
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ADAPTATIONS

  • Elephants have large ears to radiate heat, helping them cool off
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ADAPTATIONS

  • Elephants trunk contains about 100,000 muscles

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THE POPULATION IN 2007 IS 2/3 OF WHAT IT WAS IN 1979

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EFFECTS OF HUMANS

  • 8% OF THE POPULATION IS KILLED DUE TO POACHING EACH YEAR

EFFECTS OF HUMANS

  • Logging and mining destroys habitats

SURVIVAL IN THE FUTURE

  • Slowing habitat loss

SURVIVAL IN THE FUTURE

  • Shut down black market ivory sales
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