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Published Can elephants save the planet? - Can Elephants Save the Planet?


Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric c ...
Published Elephants as a new model for understanding human evolution - Elephants as a New Model for Understanding Human Evolution



Human culture and language may be the result of 'self-domestication': an evolutionary process that l...
Published This elephant's self-taught banana peeling offers glimpse of elephants' broader abilities - This Elephant's Self-Taught Banana Peeling Offers Glimpse of Elephants' Broader Abilities



Elephants like to eat bananas, but they don't usually peel them first in the way humans do. A new re ...
Published Climate change threatens older elephants most, jeopardizing African elephants' future



A collaborative team of researchers has conducted first-of-its kind research into how global climate...
Published Elephant ecosystems in decline - Elephant Ecosystems in Decline: Understanding the Causes and Consequences



Global space for Asian elephant habitats has been in rapid decline since the 1700s, a new report rev ...
Published Wild Asian elephants display unique puzzle solving skills



A new study has documented the abilities of individual wild Asian elephants to access food by solvin ...
Published Scientists uncover cause of mysterious deaths of elephants in Zimbabwe



A bacterium, closely associated with deadly septicaemia, could have caused the deaths of six African...
Published Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas - Asian Elephants Prefer Habitats on the Boundaries of Protected Areas


New research, offering a comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference, f ...
Published Protected areas for elephants work best if they are connected



The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have s ...
Published Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows



Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animal ...
Published Elephant ancestors´ teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa



A new study shows that the cheek teeth of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) evol ...
Published How shifting climates may have shaped early elephants' trunks



Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks. ...
Published Elephants on the move: Mapping connections across African landscapes



Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean ...
Published Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface - Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface



For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, r...
Published Ancient people hunted extinct elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 years ago



Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hu...
Published Want to fight climate change? Don't poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)



A new article found that overhunting of gorillas, elephants, and other large fruit-eating seed-dispe ...
Published Male southern elephant seals are picky eaters



New research suggests these large marine mammals are extremely fussy and only eat their favorite foo...
Published Older African elephants will be most severely affected by the changing climate



Older elephants in East Africa will be most severely impacted by climate change, threatening the lon ...
Published Humans are the elephant in the room where conservation is debated



Studies working to map conservation historically have left humans out of the equation. This study pr...
Published Scammed! Animals 'led by the nose' to leave plants alone



Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or end ...