Ko da yake dabba da aka yi amfani da ita ita ce giwayen Arewacin Afirka (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) wanda zai zama mai lalacewa daga overexploitation. Wadannan dabbobi sun kasance mafi ƙanƙanta, da wuya a tame, kuma ba za su iya yin iyo a cikin koguna masu zurfi ba idan aka kwatanta da giwayen Asiya da Seleucids suka yi amfani da su a gabashin yankin Bahar Rum, musamman ma giwayen Siriya, wanda ya kai mita 2.53.5 (8.2<unk>11.5 ft) a kafada.
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