Elephant news, features and articles
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Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claimsElephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex "rumbles," a study has found.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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'Airborne' elephant dangles from a crane by its feet in award-winning photo"Translocations have come to symbolize the mixed feelings I have about our relationship with the natural world," photographer Marcus Westberg said.
By Aimee Gabay Published
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Elephants' giant, hot testicles could stop them getting cancerScientist claims elephants' cancer-preventing genes may have evolved to protect their sperm from the scorching hot habitats they live in.
By Ethan Freedman Published
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Do elephants really 'never forget'?Elephants are known for their extraordinary memories, but is it true that they never forget?
By Joshua A. Krisch Published
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Asian elephant mom carries dead calf for weeks, new eye-opening videos revealAsian elephants, like their African cousins, seem to mourn their dead, sometimes carrying their lost infants for days or weeks.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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After rampant ivory poaching, some African elephants lost their tusks — Why?For some elephants, survival meant ditching their tusks. Now they are slowly getting them back.
By Cameron Duke Published
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Baby elephant abandoned by internet-famous herd has been rescuedAn injured baby elephant that was abandoned by its herd in China has been rescued by a local animal rescue group, according to recent news reports.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Elephants inhale water at 330 mphSuction in elephants' trunks is more powerful than scientists thought, about 30 times as forceful as the expulsion of air during a human sneeze.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Elephants counted from space using satellites and AIA combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye.
By Harry Baker Published
