African tusker in ‘musth’, Delhi zoo seeks help to sedate it. Story by Jasjeev Gandhiok • 3mo. ... (NZP) has an African elephant about 29 years old and it is in ‘musth’.

Elephant musth is a periodic condition in male elephants characterised by heightened testosterone levels, increased aggression, and the secretion of a thick, pungent fluid from their temporal glands.

Reduced older male presence linked to increased rates of aggression to non-conspecific targets in male elephants. Proc R Soc B 288:20211374. Doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1374.

Zoo Atlanta announced a new big-eared resident was coming to their African Savanna thanks to a new transfer from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan. According to zoo officials, Titan, a 16 ...

Nipho, a 12-year-old male African elephant, was enjoying the rain at the San Diego Zoo Published February 7, 2024 • Updated on February 8, 2024 at 12:15 am ...

While most San Diegans may be saying "rain, rain, go away," at least one resident thinks it's the perfect time to play. Nipho, a 12-year-old male African elephant who lives at the San Diego Zoo ...

According to zoo officials, Titan, a 16-year-old adult male African elephant, arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday. Titan, who the zoo says weighs more than 8,000 pounds, was born in Eswatini, an ...