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the park manager said back in 2005, “should not be delayed beyond March,2006.” What has held up this action is fierce disagreement over whether culling the elephants is a morally responsible choice—a debate that didn’t exist in 1967. What’s changed?Scientists have told us in recent years that elephants and other higher mammals—such as chimpanzees,gorillas, dolphins,whales and dogs—have aspects of feelings and intelligence that until recently most people thought was the province of humans alone.Geneticists have shown that 98 percent of the human genetic code is identical to that of chimpanzees.Psychologists and neuroscientists assert that higher mammals experience emotions.Linguistic researchers have proved that many mammals have languages with a diversity of sounds and symbols.The debate over what to do about Kruger’s elephants—like similar debates over the ethics of animal testing and the treatment of animals raised for food—is challenging us to reflect on how we treat other living beings. According to this passage,what was the most probable reason for elephants’ almost extinction in north eastern South Africa in the 19th century?(no more than 1 words) 2. Why did the authorities decide to keep the elephants’ populations between 6,000 to 8,000?(no more than 10 words) Hunting Because it’s considered to be the park’s “carrying capacity”. 3.What department is in charge of Kruger National Park?(no more than 4 words) 4.What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?(no more than 3 words) South African National Parks. The genetic code. 〈1〉 （2009·长沙第三次质检） New findings are against some of the sillier things that policymakers say about the possible influence of migrants（移民）on a country’s overall achievements.“When we started to do the PISA（Program for International Student Assessment）ranking in 2008,many countries were shocked at how badly they did,” says Mr.Schleicher,“and excuses we often heard were:we ge