| National Symbols of the Central African Republic: African Elephant, Flag of the Central African Republic, La Renaissance Contributor(s): Books, LLC (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1158434308 ISBN-13: 9781158434305 Publisher: Books LLC OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Publisher Description: Chapters: African Elephant, Flag of the Central African Republic, La Renaissance, Coat of Arms of the Central African Republic. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: L. adaurora (Maglio 1970a) ssp. adaurora (Maglio 1970) ssp. kararae (Beden 1983) L. africana (Blumenbach, 1797)L. atlantica (Pomel, 1879) ssp. angammensis (Coppens, 1965) ssp. atlantica (Pomel, 1879) L. cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)L. exaptata (Dietrich 1941) African elephants are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta (Greek for 'oblique-sided tooth'), 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. Both African elephant species are bigger than the Asian Elephant. Males stand 3.6 m (12 ft) tall at the shoulder and weigh 5,400 kg (12,000 lb), while females stand 3 m (9.8 ft) and weigh between 3,600 and 4,600 kg (7,900 and 10,000 lb). However, males can get as big as 6,800 kg (15,000 lb). A female African Bush Elephant in the Roger Williams Zoo, Providence, RIElephants have four molars; each weighs about 5 kg (11 lb) and measures about 30 cm (12 in) long. As the front pair wear down and drop out in pieces, the back pair shift forward and two new molars emerge in the back of the mouth. Elephants replace their teeth six times. At about 40 to 60 years of age the elephant no longer has teeth and will likely die of starvation, a common cause of death. Their tusks are teeth; the second set of incisors become the tusks. They are used for digging for roots and stripping the bark...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=141625 |
