Scientists have determined that African elephants travel paths leading to their favorite food. They learned this by tracking their footprints through a high-resolution Garmin GPS combined with satellite imagery. After tracking various elephant paths, scientists have determined that elephant bulls and families walk in different paths leading them to the foods they love. African bull…
In a study published on Science Advances, they compared facial nucleus neurons in elephants. Scientists have found that African elephants have more facial nucleus neurons than Asian elephants. What does this mean? While African and Asian elephants differ in ears and trunk, they appear to differ in brains, as well. According to the study, African…
Here are the reasons why the illegal Ivory trade and subsequent poaching of elephants continues to flourish despite several efforts to curb it.
The relevance of elephants in Thai culture is traceable from the battle for the sovereignty of Thailand to more modern times.
Many elephant species have been exploited to the point of extinction by humans for centuries now. Just how many types of elephants still exist today? Let’s find out.
President Trump recently lifted a ban on allowing elephant trophy imports to the USA sparking reactions from many quarters. Here’s what’s going on.
Damning reports show that many elephants are dying in zoos. Apparently, conservation efforts are better directed at keeping them in their natural habitats.
The idea of Elephant trophy hunting to boost conservation remains a controversial and highly debated issue. We bring you the facts of the matter.
Bomb sniffing elephants may sound peculiar and absurd that it’s not as outlandish as you may think. They may even do a better job than dogs.
What do you do when faced with a charging elephant? Run, hide, or remain perfectly still? Find out the steps that could save your life in the rare but dangerous scenario of an elephant attack.
Elephants do not belong in captivity as the growing number of Elephant-Free Zoos prove. For a while now, we’ve been talking about the ills of keeping elephants in captivity. Whether for entertainment in circuses or elsewhere or for exhibition in various zoos around the world. The fact is that majority of these creatures are snatched from their…
The surviving wild Elephants in Vietnam are now less than 100. From a position of reverence and adoration in past centuries, Asia’s Wild Elephants may soon become a thing of the past with the many threats and pressures they face today. In many countries across Asia, elephants have become more of a pest: to be gotten…