As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...

This documentary explores the rise and disappearance of two extraordinary extinct elephants, Platybelodon and Deinotherium. It examines how each species developed unique tusk structures that shaped ...

Scientists discovered this ancient elephant fossil on the island of Sicily. They said the elephant shrunk rapidly over a million years because of the constraints of the island. The tiny elephant, and ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the thousands for their tusks, it became abundantly clear that African elephants ...

If you’ve seen any of the “Ice Age” animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don’t know the real ice age.

A grandfather’s love of paleontology fueled a museum in Germany. His son’s passion grew the museum. And his grandsons’ keen eyes led to the discovery of two ancient elephant skeletons. Peter Kapustin ...

Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hunt ancient elephants and take advantage of other local resources, according to a new study.

Nelson Mandela University provides support as an endorsing partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have identified more than ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...

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Two brothers spotted a strange bone while fossil hunting in Erding and discovered the remains of two prehistoric elephants, a museum said and photos show. Photo from Urzeitmuseum – Sammlung Kapustin A ...