The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their long-term memories, these hulking creatures travel vast distances in close-knit herds to find ...
Climate extremes seem to have exacerbated toxins in the elephants' water supply. The staggering and unexplained deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 — one of the largest mass ...
DESCRIPTION: Forest elephants are the smaller of the two African elephant species. They also have straighter, thinner tusks, more rounded ears and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant species ...