Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic ...

Zoo Atlanta's newest addition is Titan the African elephant. Sixteen-year-old Titan came to Atlanta from a Kansas zoo on the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Titan, a 16-year-old male African elephant, arrived in Atlanta today from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Watch as majestic elephants peacefully graze on tree branches, their massive forms silhouetted against the shimmering heat of the savannah. The vast, golden landscape provides a breathtaking ...

Male African elephants display five personality traits—calmness, aggression, dominance, friendliness, and anxiety.

Across the African continent, elephant populations have largely declined over the past several decades, but some areas show hopeful signs of recovery, according to a new study. Researchers have ...

Savannah elephants are some of the most important seed dispersers in Africa, traveling up to 200 kilometers to fertilize these seeds. “Elephants contribute to eating the seeds either directly off the ...

Zoologists and wildlife experts found that African elephants can call each other unique names, according to new research. Researchers used a machine learning model in their study.

Videos show how African elephants may be the first nonhuman species to use vocal name-like identifiers for each other, suggesting "the capacity for some degree of symbolic thought," researchers said.

Wild African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) appear to address one another with name-like calls, a very rare ability among non-human animals.