Elephants and Genetic Conservation

The video explores the taxonomy, evolution, and conservation of elephants, focusing on both Asian and African species. It discusses the genetic evidence supporting the classification of African bush and forest elephants as distinct species and highlights the conservation challenges they face. The video also provides a channel update regarding future content scheduling.

Which mammalian super order do elephants belong to?

• Primates

• Carnivora

• Rodentia

• Afrotheria

What is the genus name for the Asian elephant?

• Elephas

• Loxodonta

• Palaeoloxodon

• Mammuthus

Which subspecies of Asian elephant is critically endangered?

• Borneo elephant

• Sumatran elephant

• Indian elephant

• Sri Lankan elephant

What distinguishes African bush elephants from forest elephants?

• Size and ear shape

• Color and tusk length

• Diet and habitat

• Social structure

Which species is suggested to be named Loxodonta cyclotis?

• African bush elephant

• Asian elephant

• African forest elephant

• Woolly mammoth

What did genetic studies reveal about the relationship between African bush and forest elephants?

• They have no genetic differences

• They are more closely related to Asian elephants

• They are distinct species

• They are the same species

What is genetic admixture?

• The process of species extinction

• The adaptation of species to new environments

• The presence of DNA from distinct lineages due to interbreeding

• The isolation of species over time

Why is the African forest elephant not recognized as a separate species by the IUCN?

• Political reasons

• Insufficient population data

• Concerns about hybrid conservation status

• Lack of genetic evidence

What percentage of African forest elephants were lost to poaching between 2003 and 2013?

• 50%

• 75%

• 30%

• 62%

Which organization is working to prevent further poaching of the African forest elephant?

• World Wildlife Fund

• African Forest Elephant Foundation

• International Union for Conservation of Nature

• Greenpeace