The African elephant is in a desperate plight.

非洲象正面临绝境。

They placed the African elephant on their endangered list.

他们把非洲大象列为濒危动物。

Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment.

与其他动物不同，非洲象在很大程度上是环境的建设者。

A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct species.

一项针对古代和现代大象的研究得出一个出人意料的结论：非洲大象已经分化成两个不同的物种。

Unit 2 Is it an African elephant?

第二单元是非洲的大象吗?。