When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head shapes and tasks. African elephants generally have much larger tusks than ...

Younger males with smaller tusks avoid fights with older elephants. There are two broad species of elephants, the African and Asian elephants. Both sexes of African elephants still have tusks.

Their tusks never stop growing. Elephants with huge tusks will be old elephants. The female Asian elephants, however, don’t grow tusks. Imagine eating for 12 to 18 hours of the day. Almost equal ...

She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death ... Thailand is home to 15% of the 52,000 Asian elephants currently living in the wild.

Rex, an Asian elephant, was euthanized ... Rex was loved by guests and was easily identifiable by his “impressive tusks” and “freckle-dotted forehead,” zookeepers said.

He was one of the oldest male Asian elephants in the Association of Zoos ... A favorite among Zoo guests, Rex was recognizable by his impressive tusks and freckle-dotted forehead.

He reached beyond the average life expectancy for Asian elephants. Officials say Rex was recognizable by his impressive tusks and freckled forehead. He also enjoyed his independence and preferred ...

One of the smoothest births I've ever seen,' official says PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long wait is over. After more than 20 ...

Regionally, Kenya has also emerged as a major transit route for ivory destined for Asian markets from eastern ... Asia and the Middle East, where elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns are used ...