Elephants
Latest about Elephants
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
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.
All Ears: Elephants Can Identify Human Languages
By Marc Lallanilla published
Scientists never understood exactly how finely tuned elephants' hearing is, until researchers tried to see if the pachyderms could distinguish among the sounds made by different groups of humans.
Asian Elephants Console Each Other When in Distress
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
Asian elephants may touch each other and "talk" to each other during times of distress, which suggests the animals are capable of empathy and reassurance, according to new research.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.