African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) were only recognized as a species separate from the African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana) in 2021. Now, new evidence and survey techniques have ...

Kaikai shows the keepers she can keep up with the bigger babies by climbing up onto a rock to give herself a few extra inches ...

His groundbreaking field research was instrumental in banning the international ivory trade and protecting elephants from ...

The numbers were horrifying. The censuses showed Africa’s elephant population crashing in number from 1.3m in 1979 to 600,000 ...

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Getty Humans aren't the only animals to use names. According to a new ...

Africa is the last stand for wildlife. That is how Peter and Corie Knights describe the continent they have devoted their ...

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 ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

The first two African elephants born at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium arrived less than one month apart on Jan. 7 and Jan. 30 Days after welcoming its first-ever African elephant calf, Omaha's ...

Many key differences separate African elephant from Asian elephants. Not only are they found in completely separate parts of the world, but they live in different habitats as well. The African ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a British-born zoologist and conservationist who dedicated much of his life to ...