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Elephant DNA Studied

Posted by michael on from the african-or-european dept.

randomErr writes "Africa may harbor three species of elephant instead of just two, suggests a study based on DNA extracted from dung. If that is confirmed, it means that roughly 12,000 elephants living in western Africa are a distinct and endangered species, due to their small scattered populations as reported here at Newsday."

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  1. Toothpaste used... by GusherJizmac · · Score: 4, Funny

    And in other news, some food was eaten!

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