At first, plants below an elephant carcass die. Soil microbes and plants grow back soon after, but only a few select species. Herbivores later come in to munch on the nutrient-rich greens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades.

1. Does recent research resolve once and for all whether there are two separate species of African elephant? 2. What are the conservation implications if there are two species? We would have to ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report. Released at the world’s largest ...

Have you ever wondered what the world's largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

African elephants are Earth's largest land animals. They are very intelligent and highly social. A recent study also says that numbers of African elephants sharply decreased over about fifty years.

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange ...

Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. The ...

Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth that are known for their intelligence, strength and complex social behavior. While they may seem similar at first glance, Asian and African elephants ...

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 ...

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 ...