When the ground started shaking, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective barrier, ...

The repeated evolution of huge birds is part of the dinosaurian legacy. Beaked birds were the only dinosaurs to have survived ...

As the largest land mammal on the planet, it is no secret that African elephants are massive animals. Reaching between 10 and 13 feet tall and weighing between 2 and 8 tons, these creatures are ...

This intriguing fact is not just a quirk of nature but a testament to the evolutionary brilliance of these gentle giants. The Anatomy of an Elephant’s Legs Elephants are built like living ...

These days, it’s rare to spot a southern elephant seal in New Zealand. These hefty mammals—the males can reach five metres ...

We are studying the evolution of elephants and their relatives in Africa and in Europe over the past 20 million years. The transition from eating mainly soft leaves of trees to coarser leaves of ...

In collaboration with colleagues in the UK, Israel and elsewhere, we have investigated the evolutionary origin of the Asian elephant through a comparison of fossils from northern India/Pakistan and ...

Meanwhile, Dr. Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary geneticist, has struggled to replicate similar results with elephant cells. Lynch’s work focuses on understanding elephants’ natural cancer ...

"This [study] presents an interesting picture as we try to understand the evolution of intelligence." Only one of the elephants, named Happy, completed the highest level of mirror self-recognition ...

This gradual uplift of land enabled the early ancestors of animals such as giraffes, elephants ... the appearance of the land bridge and animal evolution go hand in hand. "The shallow seaway ...

It has a unique evolutionary, ecological and cultural history. There is a lot of work to be done to try and ensure that elephants and people can continue sharing the landscape into the future.