African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...

The dynamics of Asian elephant relationships are slightly different from those of the African elephants. Females live in small, fluid groups without a clear dominance hierarchy or matriarchal leader.

Ashley Bell is a working actress with 15 years of credits, but recently, she veered off into new territory as a director. The result is an elephant rescue documentary, "Love & Bananas: An Elephant ...

"Different elephants have different kinds of culture, as well as personalities." This is an Inside Science story. Cooperation lies at the beating heart of most societies. For Asian elephants in a ...

More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment.

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...