Latest about Elephants
Do Elephant Families Survive Poaching?
Opinion Group living helps elephants with the difficult decisions that they make on a regular basis – how are these bonds affected by poaching?
Elephant Daughters Step into Murdered Matriarchs' Roles
Younger female elephants take up new social positions when an older matriarch dies, forging links with other elephant daughters that mirror mothers' connections.
Elephant Genes Hold Cancer-Fighting Secret
Cancer is less prevalent in elephants than in humans, in part because the giant animals have more copies of a gene that suppresses tumor growth, a new study finds.
Walk with Elephants: Explore African Sanctuary on Google Street View
You don't have to leave home to hang out with one of the world's most beloved tusked mammals.
Elephant-Size Underwater Blob Mystifies Divers
Divers often swim past bizarre creatures of the deep, but an elephant-size, jellylike blob left a group of them mystified.
Endangered Elephants Could Find Savior in Chinese Chat Sites (Op-Ed)
Opinion In China, social media is changing ivory's social status.
Elephant Contraception? How a Vaccine is Replacing Sharpshooters (Op-Ed)
Opinion Instead of sharpshooters, a sterilizing vaccine is now helping bring elephant populations under control.
