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非洲森林象也叫圆耳象、森林象,它们平均身高2.5米.重3.5吨左右,是现存最小的象种。森林象是一支独立物种,在约250万年前就与非洲象分化,它们和普通非洲象之间的亲缘关系可能像现代亚洲象和古代猛犸象那么远。这里是刚果森林。我和我的两位向导小心地行进在一条蜿蜒小道上。一路上不断有捣蛋的树枝扫过我的脸颊和胳膊;调皮的草尖轻轻触动我的脚踝,带来奇异的瘙痒。“这条小路是你们专门为我们这些来访者修建的吗?”我将肩上的摄像机换到另一侧,一边活动活动酸痛的肩膀,一边问本地的向导。“不,修小路的另有其人!”向导甲回答了我的问
African forest elephants, also called round ear elephants and forest elephants, have an average height of 2.5 meters and a weight of about 3.5 tons. They are the smallest living species. Forest elephants, as an independent species, diverged from African elephants about 2.5 million years ago and their relationship with common African elephants may be as distant as modern Asian elephants and ancient mammoths. Here is the Congo forest. I and my two wizards carefully walked in a winding path. The constantly trickling branches swept my cheeks and arms all the way; naughty grass tips gently touched my ankles and brought strange itch. “Is this trail built specifically for these of our visitors?” I switched my shoulder camera to the other side and asked for local guidance while moving my sore shoulders. “No, someone else who fixes a path! ” Guided A responded to my question