Elephants are widely admired for their wisdom, emotional depth, and striking intelligence, but one trait stands out above all: their remarkable long-term memory. According to a study published in the ...

Beyond factors like genetics and environment, animal personality is also shaped by something more fundamental: the species ...

Zoo officials said she spent her final weeks in an off-exhibit barn and yard within her enclosure by her own choice.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepali researcher Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel explores Asian elephant physiology and behavior in response to ecological challenges, emphasizing the ...

For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses ...

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The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have successfully protected elephants in southern Africa for the last 25 years. However, the pattern ...

Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

It turns out that pachyderms pack quite a bit of sensory power in their trunks! Here's how elephants use their whiskers to ...

As the popular saying goes, “An elephant never forgets — or does it? Elephants are intelligent mammals that can recall faces and places, but how much can they actually remember? Let’s find out about ...

When elephants reunite with friends, they greet each other with ear flaps, rumbles and other deliberate sounds and gestures, new research shows. The study, which was published May 9 in the journal ...

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