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National Public Radio tells the story of Katy Payne and her attempts to study the Bai elephants of central Africa by listening to them. Great pictures and audio clips, plus documentation of Ms. Payne's fear that her research will be used to justify lifting bans on ivory sales.
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)