The reason that tourists on safari are warned to keep a distance from elephants is because elephants are just as dangerous as predators are.
a. The reason that tourists on safari are warned to keep a distance from elephants is because elephants are just as dangerous as predators are -Reason and because mean the same thing. Hence, redundant
b. The reason that tourists on safari are warned to keep a distance from elephants is that elephants are just as dangerous than predators are - as X as Y
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a. The reason that tourists on safari are warned to keep a distance from elephants is because elephants are just as dangerous as predators are -Reason and because mean the same thing. Hence, redundant
b. The reason that tourists on safari are warned to keep a distance from elephants is that elephants are just as dangerous than predators are - as X as Y
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