http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/surveying-forest-elephants-in-the-ebo-forest/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/surveying-forest-elephants-in-the-ebo-forest/#comment-176299 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:59:18 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/surveying-forest-elephants-in-the-ebo-forest/#comment-176299 Bethan, our local PBS station just this week had a piece about forest elephants in the Congo. It was amazing to see the difference in the family unit size and their disposition. Their trunks also grow straight dowm so it dosen't catch in the undergrowth or low hanging branches, also their color was alot lighter than savannah elephants. I found them quite interesting. The study was over a fifteen years and most was of a herd that the matriach was about 60 years old at the end of the project. The social interaction in life and death and how they mourn was amazing. looking foward to hearing more. Bethan, our local PBS station just this week had a piece about forest elephants in the Congo. It was amazing to see the difference in the family unit size and their disposition. Their trunks also grow straight dowm so it dosen’t catch in the undergrowth or low hanging branches, also their color was alot lighter than savannah elephants. I found them quite interesting. The study was over a fifteen years and most was of a herd that the matriach was about 60 years old at the end of the project. The social interaction in life and death and how they mourn was amazing. looking foward to hearing more.

]]> http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/surveying-forest-elephants-in-the-ebo-forest/#comment-164720 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:00:06 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/surveying-forest-elephants-in-the-ebo-forest/#comment-164720 Thanks for another fascinating and enlightening blog, Bethan. The Ebo Forest is a true treasure-house of information about so many species. I'm looking forward to your future blogs on this new forest elephant project. Thanks for another fascinating and enlightening blog, Bethan. The Ebo Forest is a true treasure-house of information about so many species. I’m looking forward to your future blogs on this new forest elephant project.

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