When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals ...

The decline in Africa's population of forest elephants has had a direct impact on the decline of its ebony trees, a new study based in Cameroon now shows. A study published this August in the journal ...

A new study has revealed that African elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these ...

Happy, the elephant that gave researchers new information on how they behave, has been euthanized at the age of 55.

Male elephants have distinct characters, and certain individuals within the society are influential and can have a positive psychological impact on the group, according to new research. The study also ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

The elephant trunk is a fascinating facial specialization. Elephants use it to pick up objects of up to 60 kg 1, such as fruit from the floor and leaves from trees, or to suck up water that they then ...