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| Poaching significantly reduced the population of ''Loxodonta'' in certain regions during the 20th century. An example of this poaching pressure is in the eastern region of Chad. Elephant herds were substantial in number as recently as 1970 with an estimated population of 300,000; however, by 2006 the number dwindled to about 10,000. The African elephant nominally has governmental protection, but poaching is still a serious issue.<ref>{{cite web | title = 100 Slaughtered Elephants Found in Africa | url = http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060830_chad_elephants.html | author = Goudarzi, Sara | date = ] | accessdate = 2006-08-31 | work = }}</ref> | |||
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| African elephants | |
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| An African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana in Paignton Zoo, England | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Loxodonta Anonymous, 1827 |
| Species | |
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Loxodonta adaurora (extinct) | |
African elephants are the two species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta, one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. Although it is commonly believed that the genus was named by Georges Cuvier in 1825, Cuvier spelled it Loxodonte. An anonymous author romanized the spelling to Loxodonta and the ICZN recognizes this as the proper authority.
Fossil Loxodonta have only been found in Africa, where they developed in the middle Pliocene.
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External links
- Elephant Information Repository - An in-depth resource on elephants
- "Elephant caves" of Mt Elgon National Park
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- Shoshani, J. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.