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 ...

Scientists tracked populations of male African savannah elephants in Botswana Young males were more aggressive when there were fewer older males present This aggression was towards 'non-elephant ...

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 ...

A bull male forest elephant in Gabon. A new study published in the PLOS ONE shows that African forest elephants are being poached into extinction. Photo by Elizabeth M. Rogers When you think of an ...

Both male and female African elephants have tusks, which are continuously growing teeth. Savanna elephants have curving tusks, while the tusks of forest elephants are straight.

Everyone is taught that there are two species of elephants — the African and the Asian — but new research is suggesting this isn't the whole truth. The "African elephant" is actually two ...

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 ...

While both male and female African elephants grow tusks, only some male Asian elephants have tusks. The African elephant is the largest of all elephant species and weighs up to eight tons. There ...

The forest elephant is smaller, and is sometimes referred to as the "dwarf African elephant," standing at about 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) high compared with the savanna elephant's 11.5 feet (3.5 m ...

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) spreads fruit seeds through its dung and clears the way for soil to receive essential nutrients and sunlight.

The forest elephant is smaller, and is sometimes referred to as the "dwarf African elephant," standing at about 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) high compared with the savanna elephant's 11.5 feet (3.5 m ...

In the dense rainforests of central Africa, a majestic creature roams. The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) — smaller than their cousins, the African savanna elephants — holds a vital role ...