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People hunt elephants for their ivory tusks, even though it is illegal. After killing the adult, men saw off the ivory to sell on the black market. I heard that their country is planning to cut off ivory tusks in a governmentally controlled program, in an effort to discourage the senseless hunting. I believe I heard that 3,000 elephants are killed every year. Hunters even leave babies abandoned near the dead mother's carcass.

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What would happen if all individuals in a species?

If all individuals in a species were to die, the species would become extinct and no longer exist. This would have ecological consequences, potentially disrupting food chains and ecosystems that relied on the species for various functions. It could also impact other species that interacted with or depended on the extinct species in some way.


Is an elephant human or physical geography?

I do not believe an elephant would fall under either category.


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A ton for a rough and ready measure. A tenth of a ton (100 kilograms) if you were a biologist following the elephant's development in more detail.


What animal has the world's longest head?

The Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) (Cachalot) is the animal with the longest head in the world (both in general and aquatically).The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) is the longest-headed terrestrial animal in the world.The extinct aquatic animal with the longest head would probably be either a Mosasaurus Hoffmannii or a Carcharodon Megaladon.The Titanoceratops Ouranos is the extinct terrestrial animal with the longest head.


What animal has the longest skull in the world?

The Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) (Cachalot) is the animal with the longest skull in the world (both in general and aquatically). The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) is the longest-skulled terrestrial animal in the world. The extinct aquatic animal with the longest skull would probably be either a Mosasaurus Hoffmannii or a Carcharodon Megaladon. The Titanoceratops Ouranos is the extinct terrestrial animal with the longest skull.

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