Elephants are strong enough to knock over trees. But why do they do it, and how does it benefit the ecosystem?

African savannah or bush elephant, Loxodonta africana, the largest land animal in the world, is now listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Oct. 30, 2018 Serengeti ...

A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend against sun damage ...

African bush elephants live in 23 countries with the majority located in southern and eastern African countries, such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa.

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African ...

African elephants don't have sweat and sebum glands to keep their skin moist in their warm, dry environment. To cope with overheating, especially due to their size, elephants are known to bathe ...

The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) was a behemoth of ancient times.Reaching up to 4 meters (13 feet) tall at the shoulder and weighing in at around 15 tonnes (16.5 tons), the ...

Environmental science and conservation news. Today we’re looking at Indigenous-led projects and the latest research informing conservation of elephants, ... African bush elephants.

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend ...

African Bush Elephants can weigh 13,000 pounds. You don’t want to get on their bad side, especially when they’re protecting their young. African Bush Elephants can weigh 13,000 pounds.

On a sunny day at Zoo Atlanta in 2020, Kelly the African bush elephant reached for a snack and revealed something strange. High-speed cameras tracking her movements suggested that the skin on top ...

African bush elephants, which are also known as desert or desert-dwelling elephants, ... Namibia's environment minister, Pohamba Shifeta, ...