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African bush elephants live in 23 countries with the majority located in southern and eastern African countries, such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa.
The new footage marks the first time the species has been photographed or filmed in Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park in five years An elephant not seen for several years was captured on camera ...
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.
The cause of mass deaths of African elephants has been unraveled, and scientists say the outbreaks could be more likely to occur amid the climate crisis, according to a new study.
African elephants are 10-12 feet tall and weigh 8,000-12,000 pounds, while Asian elephants are 7-10 feet tall and weigh 6,000-11,000 pounds. While neither animal is small by any means, ...
Elephants are in trouble—and we’re to blame We’ve expanded into their territory and exploited them for trinkets. Now a new series, Secrets of the Elephants, wants to inspire us to save them.
African elephants may give each other unique names that are used by family members to have one-on-one conversations in the wild, according to new research which analysed the mammal’s ...
Thirty-five African elephants in northwestern Zimbabwe dropped dead under baffling circumstances between late August and November 2020. Eleven of the massive herd animals died within a 24-hour period.
Nipho, an African elephant at the San Diego Zoo may not have the moves of Gene Kelly, but the 12-year-old's dance moves during a rainy day will bring a smile to your face. Mike Snider.
An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir ...
The cause of mass deaths of African elephants has been unraveled, and scientists say the outbreaks could be more likely to occur amid the climate crisis, according to a new study.