There are two types of elephants: African and Asian. They both have long trunks ... Here’s what makes an elephant a mammal, including some facts you may not know about them.

The extinct dwarf mammoth species, Mammuthus creticus, was only around 1m tall - about the size of a modern African or Asian baby elephant ... larger than those of elephants and have corkscrew ...

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Asian elephants ritually bury their dead calves, a ground-breaking study by an Indian Forest Service officer and a Pune-based researcher has found. Oscar winner The Elephant Whisperers’ Kartiki ...

Elephants use vocal communication to say hello and to identify other individuals from different families as well. According to Phyllis they can distinguish friends from enemies: “Once ...

1, and officials said mother and calf are doing well. Asian elephants are a perennially popular attraction at Taito Ward's Ueno Zoological Gardens, the oldest zoo in Japan. The calf, which is male ...

PHNOM PENH (AP) -- A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...

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The comment comes four days after a crowd of 30 animal advocates rallied outside the zoo calling for the immediate release of Asian elephants Billy and Tina, who are 40 and 58 years old ...

Home ranges for Asian elephants begin at a minimum of 2,471 acres, but the two left living at the city's zoo are confined to just a few acres — a circumstance activists believe to be deadly Los ...