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Alphabetical sorting of all pages presently included in the Elephant Glossary
A
1.
Abdomen
2.
ACES
3.
ACP
4.
Adolescent
5.
Adult
6.
AERP
7.
AfESG
8.
Aggregation
9.
Agonistic
10.
Alcohol
11.
Alidena
12.
Aliya
13.
Allometric
14.
Allomother
15.
Anal fold
16.
Anatomy
17.
Ankus
18.
Anthrax
19.
Anthrozoology
20.
Arthritis
21.
Artificial insemination
22.
AsESG
23.
Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Centre
24.
Auntie
25.
AZA
B
1.
Babesia
2.
Berufsverband der Tierlehrer
3.
Bloat
4.
Brachyodont
5.
Branding
6.
Brao
7.
Browse
8.
Bulling
C
1.
Caesarean section
2.
Cambodia Elephant Alliance
3.
Cancer
4.
Charkaatiya
5.
Chromosome
6.
Circus elephant
7.
Circus Historical Society
8.
Cirrhosis
9.
CITES
10.
Clade
11.
Cladistic method
12.
Cladogram
13.
Clan
14.
Classification
15.
Colic
16.
Conservation
17.
Constipation
18.
Contraception
19.
Contraceptives
20.
Coprophagy
21.
Corneal opacity
22.
Cortisol
23.
Crupper
24.
Crush
25.
Culling
26.
Cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH)
D
1.
Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center
2.
Damray
3.
Dana
4.
Decoy elephant
5.
Dentine
6.
Depigmentation
7.
Dermatitis
8.
Diestrus
9.
Diploe
10.
Dwarf elephant
11.
Dwasala
12.
Dysphagia
13.
Dystocia
E
1.
EARAZA
2.
Ears
3.
EAZA
4.
EAZWV
5.
ECA
6.
EEG
7.
EEHV
8.
EEKMA
9.
EEP
10.
Ek-danteya
11.
EKIPA
12.
ElefantAsia
13.
Elefanten-Schutz Europa eV
14.
Elephant attacks
15.
Elephant hook
16.
Elephant mankillers
17.
Elephant Pox
18.
Elephant shoe
19.
Elephantry
20.
Elephants Alive
21.
EMA
22.
EMOA
23.
Enamel
24.
Endometrium
25.
Enrichment
26.
Enteritis
27.
EOA
28.
Erawan Elephant Alliance
29.
ERF
30.
Estrous (Estrus)
31.
Ethogram
32.
Ethology
F
1.
FAO Forestry Department
2.
Feet
3.
Fighting
4.
Flatliner
5.
Flehmen
6.
Foot and mouth disease
7.
Footcare
8.
Försvara Elefanterna
9.
Free Contact
10.
Frugivory
G
1.
Ganai
2.
Ganesh
3.
Gentian violet
4.
Gestation
5.
Grade
6.
Graze
7.
Grooming
8.
Group
9.
Gudda
10.
Guide
H
1.
Habituation
2.
Handrearing
3.
Hattisar
4.
Heart
5.
Helper
6.
Herd
7.
Home-range
8.
Homology
9.
Howdah
10.
Human-Elephant-Conflict
11.
Hunting
12.
Hydrogen Peroxide
13.
Hypsodont
I
1.
ICZ
2.
Idsara Wild
3.
IEF
4.
Immature
5.
Immobilization
6.
Incisor
7.
Indigestion
8.
Infrasound
9.
Intelligence
10.
Inter-musth
11.
Italian Circus Academy
12.
IUCN
13.
Ivory
14.
IZW
J
1.
Juvenile
2.
Juvenile-musth
K
1.
Kalouk
2.
Karen
3.
Katapurna
4.
Khedda
5.
Kidney
6.
Komeria
7.
Kumki
8.
Kumla
9.
Kuruba
10.
Kuy
L
1.
Lactating
2.
Lactational anestrus
3.
Laibat
4.
Lanugo
5.
Liver Fluke
6.
Lohitiya
7.
Lop-ear
8.
Lumbar
9.
Lumbar depression
10.
Lungs
M
1.
Machan
2.
Mahout
3.
Makhna
4.
Mammae
5.
Mandible
6.
Mastozoologist
7.
Mastozoology
8.
Matriarch
9.
Maturity
10.
Maxilla
11.
Meconium
12.
Medication
13.
Meergah
14.
Mela
15.
Mela shikar
16.
Menopause
17.
Metestrus
18.
Migration
19.
Milk-tusk
20.
Mnong
21.
Moat
22.
Molar
23.
Mon-kyathi
24.
Monovular
25.
Mortality
26.
Multiparous
27.
Musth
N
1.
Natality
2.
Near-musth
3.
Necropsy
4.
Nephritis
5.
Nephrology
6.
NiIa
7.
Nipple
8.
No Contact
9.
Nomenclature
10.
Nulliparous
O
1.
Oozie
2.
Orphan
3.
Osteology
P
1.
Parturition
2.
Pawang
3.
Pellucid zone
4.
Peritonitis
5.
Pharyngeal pouch
6.
Phenylbutazone
7.
Phylogeny
8.
Poaching
9.
Polyestrous
10.
Polyovular
11.
Pregnancy
12.
Primiparous
13.
Proboscidean
14.
Progesterone
15.
Prolactin
16.
Protected Contact
17.
Pulmonary
18.
Pyelogram
19.
Pyelonephritis
Q
R
1.
Rabies
2.
Rädda Skansens Elefanter
3.
Research
4.
Rumbling
5.
Rutting
S
1.
Savanna
2.
Sepsis
3.
Sexual-dimorphism
4.
Sibling
5.
Sidor
6.
Sikara
7.
Singoung
8.
Skeleton
9.
Skin care
10.
Skull
11.
Species
12.
STE
13.
Stereotypy
14.
Stillbirth
15.
Sumatran Mahout Communication Forum (FOKMAS)
16.
Surra
17.
Systematics
T
1.
Tactile
2.
Taxon
3.
Taxonomy
4.
TEAA
5.
Teeth
6.
Testicles
7.
Testiconda
8.
Tetanus
9.
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10.
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11.
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12.
The Askari Project
13.
The elephants child
14.
Ticks
15.
Toenail
16.
Translocation
17.
Trumpet
18.
Trunk
19.
Trunk-wash
20.
Tsavo Trust
21.
Tuberculosis
22.
Tushes
23.
Tusker
24.
Tuskless
25.
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U
1.
Ultrasound examination
2.
Urogenital sinus
3.
Uterus
V
1.
Vasa-lobha
2.
VdCU
3.
VeId
X
Y
1.
Yata
2.
Yaudha
Z
1.
Zoochory
2.
Zygolophodont
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