African Savannah & Forest Elephants Actually Two Distinct Species

photo: Steve Garvie / Creative Commons You may not have been debating whether African elephants living in savannah or forests were two separate species, but it’s been an unanswered question among scientists for a while. A new study in the journal PLoS Biology claims to put the question to rest though, determining though DNA sequencing that African elephants are in fact two separate species–in fact they are genetically furth… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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African Savannah & Forest Elephants Actually Two Distinct Species

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