Elephant (1 of 3) (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Rice University graduate student Therese Lamperty spent three months in Gabon in 2016 to study how the presence or absence of megafauna like elephants affected some of the smallest creatures in the ecosystem. Credit Photo courtesy of Therese Lamperty/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.