Cirrhosis of the liver is a serious condition, which causes permanent liver damage. Life expectancy depends greatly on the stage and type. Learn more here.
Forest elephants are uniquely adapted to the dense forest habitat of the Congo Basin, but are in sharp decline due to poaching for the international ivory trade and habitat loss and fragmentation. It is estimated that probably one-quarter to one-third of the total African elephant population is made up of forest elephants.
