African elephant calf
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Loxodonta africana – African Elephant
Taxonomic notes: Preliminary genetic evidence suggests that there may be at least two species of African Elephant, namely the Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) (Roca et al. 2001, 2005). A third species, the West African Elephant, has also been postulated. The IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group currently accepts the single species proposa...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1460-2393,1460-2725
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a005115