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The Loxodonta africana or normally known as the african bush elephant, is the organism of interest in this report. In this report, various information will be given to better your knowledge of the african bush elephant. Information such as: classification, life cycle, impact on human culture and others. Hopefully at the end of this paper, you will known more than what you began with.

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