Name: African elephant
Description: The male stands up to ten feet high to its shoulder, and weighs up to six tons. The female is slightly smaller, and weighs up to four tons.
Reason for being endangered: It is classified as an endangered species due to a reduction of at least 50% of the
African elephant population over the last three generations based on an index of abundance. Hunting of the
African elephant is now banned in several countries, but poaching for ivory still exists.
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