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When an earthquake hit, these elephants formed a protective circle around their youngest
When the ground started shaking, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective barrier, known as an "alert circle," around their youngest. Experts say it's a demonstration of their sharp instincts,
If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...
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Elephants Mourn Their Dead and Revisit GravesitesA hush falls over the African savanna as a group of elephants stands quietly around the bones of one of their own. Their ...
Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...
"Our hypothesis of self-domestication in elephants has exciting potential for future research in other species", concludes Raviv. "It can inform our understanding of the evolution of prosocial ...
As the largest land mammal on the planet, it is no secret that African elephants are massive animals. Reaching between 10 and 13 feet tall and weighing between 2 and 8 tons, these creatures are ...
Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in Africa are separate species rather than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered ...
"This [study] presents an interesting picture as we try to understand the evolution of intelligence." Only one of the elephants, named Happy, completed the highest level of mirror self-recognition ...
Elephants balance effort and energy efficiency, especially during long journeys. These insights can inform conservation strategies, including habitat protection and migration corridor design, and ...
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