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Older male elephants have an important role to play in the survival of the species by passing on their skills and knowledge to younger males, a study of African elephants suggests. Matriarchs lead ...

African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. There’s a lot of rumours that go round about these gentle giants though: that they never forget, that they grieve, and that their ...

Male elephants signal that it is time to move on by letting out a “sophisticated” deep growl, new research suggests. After a while drinking at the waterhole, a senior bull elephant will lift ...

African forest elephants can mate year-round, but peak activity typically occurs during the wet season between October and May. Leading up to this period, male elephants experience a surge in ...

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in October 2019 and the suspect was not identified until June 2024. Officers Engelbert and Collazo were recognized for their heroic and life-saving response ...

Most sports mascots are either male or ambiguously ... Ellie without her silhouette, her hand on her hip.” This identity is a deliberate choice by the Liberty. The elephant represents a roster ...

Yet another suspected poaching victim, Chemi Chemi, was a mischievous male elephant. "We call him al Qaeda," explained Edwin Lusichi, the nursery's head elephant keeper. "He's always shoving us ...

We'll leave them to it and try later." When we're invited behind the scenes to watch the process, the big male elephant Aung Bo seems to be feeling quite co-operative. With expert coaxing from ...

Osh,Oakland Zoo's last African elephant, has settled in his new home at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Osh (male), Oakland Zoo's last African ...