Modern-day elephants have, however, evolved with less similar ungulate traits. Today, we’ll provide the answer to the question: are elephants ungulates?

Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks. A study of the evolution of longirostrine gomphotheres, an ancestor of the modern day elephant ...

How Prehistoric Mammoth Tusks Could Help Bust Modern-Day Ivory Smugglers A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.