Blood characteristics of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis).
Mean corpuscular volume, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration and red and white cell counts from five domesticated African elephants were measured. The results obtained are tabulated and compared with those from shot and chemically immobilized African elephants.
D000818:Animals; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D004606:Elephants / Q000097:blood*