The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species — savanna and forest elephants — remain in ...

A continent-wide genomic study of both savanna and forest elephants in Africa has found that African elephants once roamed widely, both species exchanging genes throughout their range. However, as ...

Females can afford to be choosier in their social relationships because of their higher ranking. They also remain in the same ...

Tucker has a habit of soaking zoo visitors who get too close to the water's edge. Nelson nearly didn’t survive his first hour of life. Both elephants are now leaving the Houston Zoo. Visitors didn't ...

GAS CARDS AND GIFT CARDS IN RECENT WEEKS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WORKERS AT THE BIOPARK THIS MORNING GETTING A SHOCK WHEN THEY FOUND ALICE, A 52 YEAR OLD ELEPHANT OUTSIDE OF HER ENCLOSURE, SEARCHING FOR A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) fights with a rival for control of a large harem of females during the breeding season ...

Much of the eastern United States is currently undergoing a massive polar vortex, with another one expected to follow. Meanwhile, California basks in the sunshine. These conditions set the stage for ...

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There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

Watching an elephant forage for roots reveals both the strength and the sensitivity of its trunk. With more than 40,000 muscles, an elephant’s trunk can upend a tree and then gently collect the ...

Washington, D.C., has something to trumpet about overnight after welcoming a very small and very special new resident. A baby Asian elephant was born in the early hours Monday at the Smithsonian’s ...