In a first for the Columbus Zoo, two elephants are pregnant. The babies will build up the herd but also further the species' ...

Fans of the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies visited a Topeka Zoo elephant June 9 as part of a large, annual road strip ...

Asian and African elephants, though related, exhibit key differences. African elephants are larger with fan-shaped ears and tusks in both sexes, inhabiting savannas. Asian elephants are smaller ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Asian elephants possess brains approximately 20% heavier than those of African elephants, averaging 5,300 g versus 4,400 g in adult females. Elephant brains ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

The Louisville Zoo's African elephant Mikki (age 39) and Asian elephant Punch (age 55) have safely arrived in Hohenwald, ...

African elephant Mikki, 39, and Asian elephant Punch, 55, will live out their days at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, ...

Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments.

These results, published in the scientific journal “PNAS Nexus”, provide potential explanations for behavioural differences between African and Asian elephants as well as for the pachyderms ...