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African elephants are an endangered species. Each year, more than 40,000 elephants are killed for their tusks. Between 2002 and 2011, the number of African elephants decreased by 62 percent.
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Is elephant exctinct?
The Asian and African elephant is not extinct but the mammoth is.
How is a African bull elephant different from other elephants?
It is the heaviest elephant and the most agressive. It is almost extinct.
What species is the African elephant?
4 African Elephant species are extinct while 2 still exist.In existence:African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)Extinct:Loxodonta adauroraLoxodonta atlanticaLoxodonta exaptataNorth African Elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaoensis
Why are African Elephant endangered?
African Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
What has been done to keep the African Elephant from becoming extinct?
Poaching has been prohibited.
Which two animals are extinct because of the gladiatorial games?
north african elephant european lion
How many kinds of elephants are there?
There are three types of elephant species alive still. 1 African forest elephant (Africa) (Loxodonta cyclotis) 2 African bush elephant (Africa) (Loxodonta africana) 3 Asian Elephant (Asia) (Elephas maximus) Extinct species are the Mammoth and the Mastodon.
How many kinds of elephant is there?
Two are currently not extinct, but they are both endangered. There are African Elephants and Indian Elephants.
How will elephants become extinct?
If you're meaning the African Elephant or the Asian Elephant, then they could become extinct by means of over hunting and poaching. They are mainly hunted for their ivory. Most of their habitats are becoming destroyed or built on.
Which birds are common at the North Pole - extinct elephant birds or extinct dodos?
The elephant birds and dodo birds both lived in the tropics, not anywhere near the North Pole. Elephant birds were native to the African island of Madagascar. Dodo birds lived on the Muaritius Islands, also off the coast of southern Africa.
How many mamoths are in egsitance?
The mammoth is an extinct form of the elephant. The mammoth died out a long time ago. The only elephants that are around today are the African and Indian elephant.
Are African elephant extinct?
No, it's on the path of extinction.
