Essays about: "African elephant"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words African elephant.
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11. The elephant in the room - use of enclosure and activity budget of a group of African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a Swedish zoo
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) are social animals that are adapted to life in arid environments. Zoos in northern climates have to keep elephants confined indoors for several months a year due to the risk of cooling down body core temperature and slipping on frozen ground. READ MORE
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12. Micro habitat selection of herbivores in response to perceived predation risk and forage quality in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Predators can affect prey in many ways both through direct predation and by altering their prey’s behavior and spatial distribution. Habitat selection for prey animals is therefore a trade-off between resource availability and predation risk. READ MORE
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13. Farmakologisk immobilisering av elefant : stressnivåns betydelse för val av läkemedel
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Elefantens situation ser allt mer kritisk ut. Idag anses både den asiatiska och afrikanska populationen vara hotad, antingen av ett minskande livsutrymme eller tjuvjakt. Det innebär att det i fortsättningen finns ett behov av att immobilisera elefanter för olika typer av bevarandeinsatser. READ MORE
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14. Migrationsbeteende hos afrikansk elefant (Loxodonta africana) i naturskyddsområdet Ol Pejeta
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The group living African bush elephant is a migratory animal which can move up to 3 km/day during rainy season, and up to 6 km/day during dry season. Their home range can cover up to 12 800 square kilometers in habitats with poor food availability. READ MORE
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15. Pilot study of Corridor use by African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia District, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) has lost more than 50 % of its range to human civilisation. The remaining lands still used by the elephants are fragmented into smaller blocks with or without connection between them (IUCN, 2011; IEF, 2014; IUCN Red List, 2015). READ MORE