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THE African elephant (Loxodonta africana), living in its natural habitat in East Africa, has suffered over the last few decades from progressive restrictions resulting in overcrowding within national parks and sanctuaries1,2 and a relatively rapid deterioration of its habitat from woodland to open grassland3,4. Much of the latter change has been precipitated by the elephants themselves pushing over young trees to eat the succulent growing shoots, or stripping the oil bark and exposing the trees to damage by periodic fires5.
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MCCULLAGH, K. Are African Elephants deficient in Essential Fatty Acids?. Nature 242, 267–268 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242267a0
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