With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated recognition of human visual attention by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) based on body and face orientation, as documented ...
Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land ...
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for releasing a final rule today that provides additional Endangered Species Act protections for ...
Shankar, Delhi Zoo's lone African elephant, has died from a suspected rare rodent-borne virus and it is India's first recorded case. The 29 year old's death highlights serious concerns over animal ...
The staggering and unexplained deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 — one of the largest mass mortality events of wild mammals in recent history — was most likely due to toxins in water ...