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Elephants Crowned Top Smellers Among Selected Mammals (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
African elephants bested rats, a former olfactory record-holder, among selected placental mammals.

Zoo Elephants' Big Threat: Too Much Junk in the Trunk
By Kelly Dickerson published
For African elephants in zoos, obesity is likely contributing to infertility. To combat problem, one group of researchers is looking for a better way to measure body fat on the huge animals.

Plan to Build 'CSI Elephant' Uses DNA Forensics to Track Poachers (Op-Ed)
By Adrian Linacre published
Opinion

Gallery: California's Deep-Diving Elephant Seals
By Denise Chow published
Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, are investigating why elephant seals have high levels of carbon monoxide in their blood.

Animal Sex: How Elephants Do It
By Joseph Castro published
Despite some human-like characteristics, elephants' mating behaviors are very different from our own.
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