African elephants are often considered to represent a single species, Loxodonta africana, which is distinct from the Asian elephant genus Elephas. In the August 24 Science, Alfred Roca and colleagues ...

Heredity - Population structure of the African savannah elephant inferred from mitochondrial control region sequences and nuclear microsatellite loci Skip to main content Thank you for visiting ...

The mitochondrial analysis revealed that a shared ancestor of P. antiquus and the African forest elephant lived sometime between 1.5 million and 3.5 million years ago. Their closest shared ancestor ...

The African savannah elephant, the largest land mammal in the world, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). A mature male African savannah elephant may stand up to 13 feet tall at ...