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Grasses at Risk

Elephant calves walk in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya.
Elephant calves walk in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP (Getty Images)

The drought has been especially deadly for the herbivores, like zebra and wildebeest, that rely on grasses that have dried up. Juvenile elephants, the report found, are also suffering, since they cannot reach foliage that their larger counterparts can.