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 ...

Allman was searching for a peculiar kind of brain cell that he suspects is a key to how the African elephant—like a human being—manages to stay attuned to the ever-shifting nuances of social interplay ...

When in doubt, Asian elephants draw on their celebrated memory, intelligence and experience to weigh risks, making nuanced choices — behaviours that may be explained by their advanced brain structures ...