African elephant heads are completely rounded and large, while Asian elephant heads form two hills or humps on the top, with a line down the center of their face. African Elephant vs. Asian ...

GENEVA— In a long-awaited move, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced today that elephants in Africa face a serious risk of extinction. At the same time, it is officially ...

However, a new study compiling data from 1,325 surveys over 50 years has revealed a dramatic decline in elephant populations, writes George Wittemyer for The Conversation Africa. African savanna ...

The staggering and unexplained deaths of over 300 African elephants ... saw some elephant carcasses clustered around waterholes and others collapsed face-first on the ground.

The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their ... Forest and savannah elephants occupy different ecological niches and face different threats ...

Revealing the disturbing, inhumane conditions for elephants being held in captivity in zoos, filmmaker Fern Levitt puts a ...

Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades ...