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		<title>The Massive African Savanna Elephant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-massive-african-savanna-elephant/" title="The Massive African Savanna Elephant" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ase1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="African savanna elephant" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ase1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ase1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ase1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The African savanna elephant, aka African bush elephant, is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is 1 of 3 extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, 1 of 2 extant species of African elephant. Like other elephant species, their existence is wrought with adversity. They face many threats [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Sri Lankan Elephant</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-sri-lankan-elephant/" title="The Sri Lankan Elephant" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="134" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a-300x134.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Sri Lankan elephant" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a-300x134.png 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a-800x357.png 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a-1536x685.png 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a-2048x914.png 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sle1a.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The beautiful Sri Lankan elephant is 1 of 3 recognized subspecies of Asian elephants. These magnificent beasts can be found in Sri Lanka in a wildlife reserve called the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary. They prefer open savannas, open grasslands, forested regions, lake shores, and marsh lands. Due to the severely fragmented [&#x2026;]</p>
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