Elephants
Dung DNA reveals hidden population of endangered forest elephants, study finds
The species of elephant, important in helping rainforests to regenerate, is notoriously hard to assess since they are spread across remote, dense jungles in 22 African countries.
Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools
Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings
Three new 7.7-million-year-old elephant skulls unearthed in Turkey
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to 'roam free' in Germany
Germany is the largest importer of African elephant hunting trophies, and animal welfare groups have pressured the government to restrict the practice.
Biotech company aims to resurrect woolley mammoths in three years
Colossal lays out a ten-step process for how they will resurrect the Woolley Mammoth.
Just like people, elephants don't like eating the same thing every night - study
Elephants vary their diets not only according to what’s available but also to their preferences and physiological needs.
6 million-year-old 'elephant graveyard' unearthed in Florida
The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres.
Woman finds ancient mastodon tooth on beach
The tooth belonged to a Pacific mastodon, a creature that went extinct over 10,000 years ago
Study claims elephants are self-domesticated, experts disagree
Elephants may be the only species next to humans, and possibly bonobo apes, to have domesticated themselves - this is the bold claim a recent study makes.
Elephant extinction could have major impact on atmospheric carbon levels, researchers say
The possible extinction of these giants found in the wild could have detrimental effects on the environment.
Neanderthals hunted, butchered elephants, study reveals
The evidence comes from the Neumark-Nord 1 site near Halle, Germany, where 3,122 bones, tusks, and teeth have been found.
Elephant-sized asteroid to skim past Earth in close flyby - NASA
Asteroid 2022 XX, a bit larger than an elephant or twice the size of Andre the Giant and Shaq, will pass just 200,000 kilometers away from the Earth.
Botswana investigates elephant deaths near Chobe National Park
Two years after a natural toxin killed 300 elephants, a new spate of elephant deaths has authorities wondering what caused the deaths this time.
