This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】as well as连接并列分句，要求前后结构一致，形成比较，该旬的完整形式应为：…as wellas other animals from being hunted．为了避免重复，本题省略了与前面的重复部分from being．因此A为正确答案。