Many key differences separate African elephant from Asian elephants. Not only are they found in completely separate parts of the world, but they live in different habitats as well. The African ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

Elephants are among the most fascinating and majestic animals on Earth which are known for their enormous size, intelligence and strong social bonds, they have captured human curiosity for centuries.

The result: Some 30,000 African elephants are slaughtered every year, more than 100,000 between 2010 and 2012, and the pace of killing is not slowing. Most illegal ivory goes to China, where a pair of ...

FRESNO — An elephant at the Fresno Zoo with a bad habit of cracking his tusks has been stopped thanks to some added bling. The Fresno Bee reports that Fresno Chaffee Zoo's male African elephant ...

African elephant herds have faced poaching for decades, but a new wave of poaching has placed them on the edge of extinction, according to a study published Tuesday. The study was published in the ...