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Where are elephants most hunted?

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elephants are used in zoos for people to look at and feed. they are also used in circuses as show animals. they are also used on animal testing(which should be banned) because they have the same skin as other things or people.

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Elephant hunting is a very challenging sport. You are in for long days of tracking individual bulls or small groups of mature bull elephants. The size of the track is a good indicator of animal size and sometimes trophy size. Our experience trackers can use the subtle aspects of the animal's foot print to roughly determine his age and size. Elephant dung is also used to tell the age, along with the condition of the animal's teeth. The coarser the particles in the dung, typically the older the elephants teeth may be, thus he may carry more ivory. More often than not, the day ends by turning away from the animal with the hope of finding a bigger tusker in the days to come. Even though they are the largest land animal in the world, they are difficult to see in thick brush, which is their preferred hang out. They walk silently and often the first thing you hear from them is a low rumble or the breaking of branches as they feed. Elephants can cover great distances, so have a comfortable pair of boots. A hunter must know the position of the vitals and brain from multiple angles. A poorly placed shot from even the largest guns will have a negligible effect on the animal. I recommend a .400 caliber with good solids for elephant hunting. The killing shots are close, so open sights or a low power scope is preferred. These are not the same animal that your kids feed peanuts to at the circus - these things are big and don't like people. Elephant in some areas are very aggressive toward people and several are killed every year as problem animals. On the hunt it is not uncommon to be charged. Most of the charges will be a mock charge. The animal will have its ears fanned out, trumpeting loudly, and breaking brush as it heads toward us. This is a very effective display of dominance. A real charge is often silent with the ears pinned against their head. Hunters are killed by elephant every year. Trophy size is assed by the weight of the tusks. Ivory size is genetically determined and varies throughout Africa, some places produce long thin ivory while other locations produce short and thick ivory. Estimating the exact weight of ivory is difficult due the unknown size of the hollow nerve running inside the tusk. Elephant hunting is regulated by the country. CITIES regulated the import and export of elephant trophies. Tanzania and Botswana host the best elephant hunting available to American Clients. Elephant hunts are a minimum of 10 days up to 25 days.

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yes elephants are being hunted in Africa because they trample on crops and kill them. another reason for elephant hunting is because the number of people in Africa is increasing so by killing the elephants it means that there is more space for the Africans to make shelter for themselves and grow crops.

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African elephants have been hunted/are being hunted for their tusks a.k.a Ivory. Ivory is a precious material used by people all around the world to make expensive gifts and trophies and because of the demand for Ivory elephants world around have been hunted in large numbers and are currently facing the risk of extinction.

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Elephants are among the largest animals in the world. They are normally hunted in the wild by poachers. Poaching is illegal and endangers the elephant population in Africa and Asia.

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Elephants are hunted by man, lions, hyena, and wild dogs.

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Elephants don't hunt anything because their herbivores, they only eat plants and grass.

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Elephants live in Africa and Asia.

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Yes, by lions and humans

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africa

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