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Two African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) walk in the rainforest of the Congo Basin. guenterguni / Getty Images In the dense rainforests of central Africa, a majestic creature roams. The ...
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest land animal on Earth. A mature male may stand up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder and ...
The elephant, named Ousmane after a local park ranger, was last seen in January 2020. At the time, it was expected that this elephant was one of only five to 10 African forest elephants left in ...
Not all elephants are the same. A new study has found that male African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) develop distinctive personality traits as they age. “We wanted to know whether ...
The largest among them, Butch, 40, is the only male. He and Buffy came to Monterey County in 2000. Charlie Sammut had made an appearance on an Animal Planet program and the following day received ...
The elephant, named Ousmane after a local park ranger, was last seen in January 2020. At the time, it was expected that this elephant was one of only five to 10 African forest elephants left in ...
Osh (male), Oakland Zoo's last African elephant, has settled in his new home at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee (The Sanctuary), an accredited Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) facility.
Zoo Atlanta's newest addition is Titan the African elephant. ... Titan, a 16-year-old adult male African elephant, arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday from Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.
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 ...
(KRON) — An elephant that’s spent two decades at Oakland Zoo will soon be reunited with other African elephants. The zoo announced Monday that “Osh,” a 30-year-old male elephant, will ...
Read about the recent discovery of an adult male elephant found dead in a pond in Nellimalai reserve forest area. Learn more about the autopsy findings and the possible cause of death.
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) spreads fruit seeds through its dung and clears the way for soil to receive essential nutrients and sunlight.