Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An African forest elephant — nicknamed the "ghost elephant" due to its incredibly infrequent sightings — was spotted in Senegal ...

By David Brown A continent-wide genomic study of both savanna and forest elephants in Africa has found that African elephants ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...

A MILLIONAIRE big-game hunter was trampled to death by a herd of five enraged elephants deep in the African jungle. Armed with a shotgun and tracking a rare species of antelope, Ernie Dosio, 75, ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange ...

A new study shows how African elephant poop helps make American-made guitars — and how poaching of elephants is contributing to a decrease in ebony trees. The world is connected in surprising ways. A ...

In August last year, another American millionaire named Asher Watkins was gored to death by a Cape buffalo during a hunting trip in South Africa. Watkins, 52, was pursuing a 1.3-tonne Cape buffalo ...

In the past three decades, poaching has decimated Africa’s now-critically endangered forest elephants, and as a result, their vital role as seed dispersers of many forest plants has been disrupted. A ...

The west African ebony tree is dependent on the smaller African forest elephant’s survival. Animalia CC The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live ...

April 16 (Reuters) - The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in generally good genetic health despite long-term ...

Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth that are known for their intelligence, strength and complex social behavior. While they may seem similar at first glance, Asian and African elephants ...