Elephants remember their human keepers after more than a decade
They say an elephant never forgets, and according to this new study, that's not far from the truth.
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Elephants are left- or right-trunked — and it’s all in their amazing wrinkles
Elephant trunks have wrinkles since they are fetuses. When they're grown up, they have more wrinkles on their dominant side.
This pianist soothes elephants by playing them classical music
Paul Barton used to walk two miles to a village that had a piano. Now, he plays classical music to ...
Why the most expensive coffee in the world is ingested and then defecated
There are many types of coffee in the world, each with its own particular taste and aroma. The quality and ...
Elephants are evolving to lose their tusks due to poaching pressure
Females are passing on a mutated gene.
African elephants inch closer to extinction as poaching and habitat loss hit hard
Situation is bleak but some conservation efforts are working well
Elephant poaching is still at its peak in most of Africa
Central and Western Africa are the most affected regions.
Elephant poaching is going down, but we need more action
It's good news, just not *very* good news.
Scientists reactivate 28,000 year-old mammoth cells
Researchers say that the study marks a "significant step toward bringing mammoths back from the dead."
Poaching evolution: elephants are evolving to lose their tusks
It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.
How the African elephant’s cracked skin keeps it cool
Faced with the hot and dry savannah, the African elephant evolved a creative solution.
DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments
There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.
Seismology could soon be used to protect elephants from poachers
It's an innovative idea that could one day be instrumental in protecting elephants.
Ancient elephant species was twice as heavy as today’s modern cousins
A huge elephant used to roam the Middle East up to 300,000 years ago.
More evidence adds up to support the intelligence of elephants
Researchers have shown that Asian elephants are even smarter than we thought.
Wild elephants need only two hours of sleep — that’s the lowest duration of sleep for any animal
They're the shortest sleepers in the animal kingdom. Scientists also found elephants get little to no REM sleep, which might ...
These animals don’t get cancer, and this might help us obtain a cutre
In the fight with cancer, we need any piece of help we can get. With this in mind, a group ...
Journalist Uses GPS Trackers and Fake Elephant Tusks to Reveal Smuggling Route
Every year, over 30,000 elephants are murdered, slaughtered for their tusks. Ivory is an extremely valuable commodity, and many people ...
Woolly Mammoth genome sequencing makes cloning a lot more doable
A team at University of Chicago made the most comprehensive woolly mammoth genome sequencing ever. By comparing its genome with ...
Tracing Ivory DNA helps curb massive poaching that’s killing 1 in 10 elephants each year
We seem to be losing the war on elephant poachers, but a new toolset that involves tracing slaughter hotspots in ...
Woolly mammoth and modern elephant DNA merged. Next, cloning
Cloning the woolly mammoth is a life long dream for many geneticists and biologists, but the challenges are numerous. Now, ...
Elephant overhunting kills Tropical Forest as well in cascading effect
We're used to hearing how elephants are driven off by habitat lost, but never the other way around. Researchers at University of ...
100,000 elephants killed in Africa between 2010 and 2012, study finds
Elephant numbers are dwindling, with over 100.000 elephants being killed in Africa between 2010 and 2012. Image via AP. Most ...
This sweet shrew looks like a mouse but is more related to elephants
Photo: California Academy of Sciences A new mammalian species has been discovered among the ancient volcanic formation in Namibia that ...
Central African elephant population more than halved in a decade
An international team of researchers set out on the daunting task of surveying the Central African elephant population. Their results ...
Tusk DNA tracking to handle illegal trade
International treaties to protect the elephants are not working - that's the sad truth. There is no real, practical way ...
Elephants cooperate, showing us (again) how smart they are
Elephants are absolutely amazing animals, from numerous points of view; they are extremely loyal and loving creatures, they have evolved ...
