The mystery of why hundreds of endangered African elephants have been dropping dead may have been solved by scientists. Thirty-four elephants were found dead in northwestern Zimbabwe between August 24 ...
From its long, flexible trunk to its loud trumpeting sounds, there’s a lot to admire about an elephant. But how much do you know about these massive creatures? Where do they live? How big can they get ...
A massive die-off of the endangered species has been happening in sub-Saharan Africa since 2020. Until now, the culprit was unknown. African savanna elephants move through the Abu Concession area in ...
Experts have reclassified a type of elephant in Africa they say is genetically distinct from other groups and is in danger of going extinct—a notable development for conservationists trying to save ...
An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...
Vesta Eleuteri is affiliated to the University of Vienna and receives funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) under the grant "DK Cognition and Communication 2": W1262-B29 (10.55776/W1262). We ...
Wild African elephants may address each other using individualized calls that resemble the personal names used by humans, a new study suggests. While dolphins are known to call one another by ...
Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants. By Veronique Greenwood If you give an elephant an apple, she’s ...
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