These gentle giants' evolutionary story and its parallels with that of humankind has long fascinated Dr Tori Herridge, a ...

A female elephant’s dedication to her young ... There are three distinct species of elephants: African savanna elephants (or African bush elephants), African forest elephants, and Asian elephants.

Responding to a petition from an animal rights group, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that although these female African elephants are “majestic,” the “interests protected by the great wr ...

An elephant ... African National Parks. “Initial eyewitness accounts indicate that the family parked close to the Malelane reception area and children ran past the bridge into the bush whereupon ...

The African bush elephant is one of the heaviest land animals with adult male weighing up to 11 tonnes, and adult females can weigh up to 5.4 tonnes ...

The distinctive large ears of African bush elephants have extensive blood vessels and wrinkles to maximise heat loss. Losing part of the lower earlobe, like this female, is a common injury. Both males ...

African bush elephants are the largest species ... which is also sold for a profit. Although most female Asian elephants don’t grow significant tusks, all Asian elephants are still at risk ...