A dive into the male elephant society African savannah elephants ... said this is equally true for African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) which are intuitive, including being capable ...

African elephants actually include two species: the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant ... rounder ears. Both male and female African elephants grow big tusks, but only ...

A new study analyzed the largest archaeological cargo of African ivory ever found, researchers report. All of the elephant tusks were from African forest elephants, Loxodonta cyclotis.

According to the IUCN, all elephant species are endangered. African forest elephants are listed ... in captivity and in restricted spaces. Adult male elephants often leave the herd when they ...

Surveying elephants across Africa has been a challenging and sporadic effort due to logistical difficulties, civil unrest, ...

DESCRIPTION: Forest elephants are the smaller of the two African elephant species. They also have straighter, thinner tusks, more rounded ears and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant species ...

The African ... The elephant’s trunk is one magnificent multi-tool. The female elephants herd together with juvenile bulls and calves, teaching them where to find water and food, while male ...

There are two forms of African elephant, with different distributions and very marked physical differences: A 2004 expedition to Ghana studied a population of elephants in the transition zone between ...

Another iconic member of the Big Five is the elephant, the largest land animal on Earth. Two distinct subspecies live across 37 African countries: the African forest elephant and the African ...

“You can just see nature breathing a sigh of relief.” In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, wildlife’s future depends on humans’ livelihoods. A male elephant grabs an evening snack in ...