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How many teeth do African elephants have to chew their food with?
C.Emilyas
Answered: Aug 28, 2017
Elephants only use about four of their teeth at a time, not counting their tusks. If tusks were to be included (since they’re really only upper incisors), an elephant uses six teeth to chew...Read More

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Why is African elephant considered a keystone species?
Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist
Answered: Sep 26, 2019
African elephants are indeed a keystone species. And in case you are wondering what exactly does a keystone species mean, then let's go straight to that. A keystone species refers to an animal...Read More

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What is the average size of an African elephant?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The size of an African elephant is something that can vary between African and Asian elephants. However, the African elephant can weigh between 2,268 and 6,350 kilograms, and their height can be...Read More

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How many African elephants are there in the world?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
Right after pangolins, the African elephant is the most poached of all animals in Africa, and due to this fact, there are only about 470,000 to 690,000 of them left in the entire world. These...Read More

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Is African elephant the largest land animal?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The African elephant is without a doubt, the king of all giant land animals now, and that is because it weighs in at 13.5 tons or 27,000 pounds in weight. It also is the biggest amid the other...Read More

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Are African elephants dangerous to humans?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The African Elephant is said to be one of the most respected of all animals of the African wilds. However, there are times, when this majestic and gentle giant can be known for their random...Read More

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What is the average age of an African Elephant?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The African elephant is from the genus Loxodonta, and the two species are no other than the bush elephant and the forest elephant. The bush elephant is the largest of all animals on earth and is...Read More

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Are African elephants endagered animals?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
African elephants are listed as being threatened under the American Endangered Species Act. Therefore, the answer is yes, and why that is so is due to the poaching that is taking place on these...Read More

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What can we do to protect African elephants?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The answer to this question iseducation.peoplein Africa, as well as, everywhere else do need to know why elephants are essential and do matter to the world.
They mean every...Read More

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Why do we need to care for African elephants?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
We need to care for African elephants, and why is clear, it is because they are fast becoming an extinct species. Poachers are killing them at alarming rates every day and someone has to protect...Read More

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How are African elephants different from Asian elephants?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
For one difference, African elephants have much bigger ears than Asian elephants do, and the very same can be said about the head size of the African elephant. The African elephant has a much...Read More

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Is it true that African elephants are highly intelligent?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
African elephants are indeed highly intelligent creatures. They are non-human species. However, they are the most intelligent, as well as, socially intricate and emotionally complex species of...Read More

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How many African elephants died in the year 2018?
Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Apr 05, 2019
The average number of African elephants to die in the year 2018 was said to be around 13,600 that are killed each year in Africa for their ivory tusks.
The total of 13,600...Read More

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