As humans, we commonly greet each other with a 'hello' combined with a wave ... the other elephant backwards. The researchers found the combination of rumbling and ear flapping was the most ...

When elephants reunite with friends, they greet each other with ear flaps, rumbles and other ... For example, when another elephant was already paying attention, elephants were more likely to ...

They can’t afford the water loss. The African elephant has the largest ears of any animal, accounting for 20% of their overall surface area. They make useful fans, but also have other mechanisms ...

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.