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’.

But both male animals experienced big fluctuations of the hormone: The analysis of the African elephant’s tusk showed its testosterone levels increased to 20 times higher than normal during musth.

Musth, a time of heightened testosterone levels and aggression in male elephants related to reproduction, has now been identified in woolly mammoth tusks. Remarkably, this is the first time ...

Osh, Oakland Zoo’s last male African elephant, made a long 46-hour road trip to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

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.

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 ...

I woke up in the research tower to a soft exhale and then a trickle of water at the waterhole below. The full moon hung low and dim in the west. I squinted at my watch. It was 4 A.M. I wondered ...

Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years.

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 ...