It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas . In these open spaces are numerous

　　plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

　　Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed planteaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

　　What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say,many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

　　17．What is the passage mainly about?

　　A.Disappearance of African elephants

　　B.Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants

　　C.The effect of African elephants’ search for food

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