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taking steps to save the elephants. In Tsavo East National Park in Kenya a group called the Anti-poaching Rangers patrol the park. Their job is to follow the shoot-to-kill order issues by the president. Gaeth, A.P. “The Developing Renal, Reproductive, and Respiratory systems of the African Elephant Suggest an Aquatic Ancestry.” Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume 96, No 10. May 11, 1999 pg. 5555-5558 This primary source gave us information on the ancestry of the African Elephant, such as their closest relatives. It also told us the endangered status of the animal. Groning, Karl., and Martin Saller. “Elephants” A Cultural and Natural History KONEMANN 1999. This source gave us information on all aspects of the elephant’s

physical composition, specifically the digestive system, and homeostatic mechanisms. Hoare, Richard E., and Johan T. Du Toit. “Coexistence between People and Elephants in African Savannas” Conservation Biology Volume 13, No 3. June 1999 pg. 633-639 This primary source gave us details on elephant population in regards to human settlement. Moore, Tara. The Endangered Species Elephants. pp. 15-20, 27-32. Champaign, IL: Garrad Publishing Company 1982. This source delt with some of the basic facts about the elephant, such as their diet and geographical location and range. Norton, Boyd. The African Elephant: Last Days of Eden. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1991. This source gave us information on population figures, poaching, natural disasters, and birth control methods.

Overbeck, Cynthia. Elephants. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1983 This source gave us information on the family groups of elephants, and on their methods of communication, and also detail about their tusks, and trunks as defensive mechanisms.