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He even hunted elephant, although the Asian elephant is not quite as ferocious as his African cousin.
The African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) is currently split-listed, with all populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe listed in Appendix I.
), tigers ( Panthera tigris subspecies ), Asiatic lion ( Panthera leo persica ), leopards ( Panthera pardus ), Jaguar ( Panthera onca ), Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ), Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ), some populations of African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), the dugong and manatees ( Sirenia ), and all Rhinoceros species ( except some Southern African subspecies populations ).
General limitations about the structure and philosophy of CITES include: by design and intent it focuses on trade at the species level and does not address habitat loss, ecosystem approaches to conservation, or poverty ; it seeks to prevent unsustainable use rather than promote sustainable use ( which generally conflicts with the Convention on Biological Diversity ), although this has been changing ( see Nile Crocodile, African elephant, South African white rhino case studies in Hutton and Dickinson 2000 ).
On 15 July 2008, the Committee that oversees the administration of the convention between meetings of all the Parties granted China and Japan permission to import elephant ivory from four African government stockpiles, the ivory being sold at a single auction in each country.
African elephant skeleton
Three living species of elephant are recognized: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Indian or Asian elephant ; although some group the two African species into one and some researchers also postulate the existence of a fourth species in West Africa.
African bush ( savanna ) elephant in Etosha National Park, Namibia.

African and genus
At the time both South African and South American plants were placed in the same genus ; subsequently they were separated into two different genera.
The elephants of the genus Loxodonta, known collectively as African elephants, are currently found in 37 countries in Africa.
* Echidna, junior synonym for Bitis, a genus of African vipers ( also Echidne )
There is still some debate amongst academics whether certain African hominid species of this time, such as A. robustus and A. boisei, constitute members of the same genus ; if so, they would be considered to be robust australopiths whilst the others would be considered gracile australopiths.
Neither the caracal, sometimes called the Persian lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, called the swamp lynx, is a member of the Lynx genus.
All African species are egg-layers, and ( with the exception of the members of the genus Tomeurus ) all American species are live-bearers.
According to the age and location of the current evidence, the cradle of the genus is the East African Rift System, especially toward the north in Ethiopia, where it is bordered by grasslands.
The African clawed frog ( Xenopus laevis, also known as the African clawed toad or the platanna ) is a species of South African aquatic frog of the genus Xenopus.
The genus Apaloderma contains the three African species.
DNA evidence seems to support an African origin for the trogons, with the African genus Apaloderma seemingly basal in the family, and the other two lineages, the Asian and American, breaking off between 20-36 million years ago.
The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily and contains a single genus, Apaloderma ; Harpactinae is the Asian subfamily and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes.
Several species of the genus Achatina and related genera are known as giant African land snails ; some grow to from snout to tail, and weigh.
* Puelioideae, a small lineage of the African genus Puelia
There is still some debate amongst academics whether certain African hominid species of this time, such as A. robustus and A. boisei, constitute members of the same genus ; if so, they would be considered to be robust australopiths whilst the others would be considered gracile australopiths.
The Genipa species sensu Drake are better placed in the otherwise South African genus Hyperacanthus.
( 2001 ) who demonstrated the genus Criniger must be divided into an African and an Asian ( Alophoixus ) lineage.
On the African continent the genus disappeared about 1. 5 million years ago.
The most well known examples are members of the genus Echis ( saw-scales vipers ), although those of the genus Cerastes ( North African desert vipers ) and at least one bush viper species, Atheris desaixi, are known to do this as well.
Within the well-supported clade of the genus Gyps which includes Asian, African, and European populations, it has been determined that this species is basal with the other species being more recent in their species divergence.

African and contains
The eastern branch of the East African Rift, contains much smaller lakes, many of them brackish and without outlet, the only one comparable to those of the western trough being Lake Turkana or Basso Norok.
The LDS Church's 1981 edition also contains two " Official Declarations " at the book's conclusion, the first renouncing polygamy in 1890, and the second in 1978 announcing the opening of priesthood ordination to all worthy male members including previously restricted members of African descent.
Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves.
Although no longer a member of the OAU ( Organisation of African Unity ) since November 12, 1984 — following the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as the government of Western Sahara — Morocco remains involved in developing the regional economy, as the city of Casablanca contains North Africa's busiest port and serves as the country's economic center.
In southern Mozambique the coastline is low, sandy and contains swamps of East African mangroves.
The most famous of these is the Laas Gaal complex, which contains some of the earliest known rock art on the African continent.
The Standard Alphabet by Lepsius is a Latin alphabet developed by Karl Richard Lepsius, who initially used it to transcribe Egyptian hieroglyphs and extended it to write African languages or transcribe other languages, published in 1854 and 1855, and in a revised edition ( with many languages added ) in 1863, it was comprehensive but it was not used much as it contains a lot of diacritic marks and therefore was difficult to read, write and typeset at that time.
South African musician Hugh Masekela recorded an anti-colonialist song entitled " Vasco da Gama ( The Sailor Man )", which contains the lyrics " Vasco da Gama was no friend of mine ".
It is this side that contains the British Museum and the central departments and colleges of the University of London, including Birkbeck College, University College London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the University of London's School of Advanced Study.
The epigram De conviviis barbaris in the Latin Anthology, of North African origin and disputed date, contains a fragment in a Germanic language that some authors believe to be Vandalic, although the fragment itself refers to the language as " Gothic ".
The album contains ten protest songs against the South African former Apartheid policy and as of 2011 was his last studio album.
The South African Bill of Rights, contained in the South African Constitution contains strong provisions on equality, or the right to equality, in Section 9.
Praetorius's Theatrum instrumentorium ( 1620 ) contains possibly the first pictures of African instruments in a European publication.
The album Graceland by the American pop singer Paul Simon has a song titled " Gumboots ", which is performed in the style of South African township jive ( mbaqanga ) and contains performances by members of the Boyoyo Boys.
The novel also contains detailed descriptions of the wetlands in the " Dismal Swamp " and is therefore also interesting in the context of the way in which African Americans relate to the natural environment.
The Heliornithidae family, to which it belongs, contains just two other species: the African Finfoot, Podica senegalensis, and the Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus, which breeds in eastern India down through southeast Asia to the Wallace Line.
The genus contains several species groups including canaries, seedeaters and the African siskins.
Robert B. Zoellick, the United States trade representative, indicated the European position toward GMO was thought of as " immoral " since it could lead to starvation in the developing world or wars, as seen in some famine-threatened African countries ( e. g., Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique ) that refuse to accept US aid because it contains GM food.
The 18th arrondissement also contains the African and North African district of Goutte d ' Or which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, where one can find various products from that continent.

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