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African elephant wipes out a massive fruit spread in minutes

An African elephant named Butch samples a generous spread of watermelon, bananas, pineapple, and cantaloupe while keepers ...

Learning to speak elephant: Choruses of rumbles help groups coordinate

Choruses of African elephant rumbles appear to become more similar in certain situations, including reuniting or coordinating what to do next. Now, new research published in Scientific Reports ...

Orphaned elephants went on a rhino-killing spree in a South African national park: Bringing in adult elephants changed everything

Raging hormones can make teenagers do some crazy things. In a group of elephants without a father figure it led to a killing ...

After great apes, scientists find African elephants self-medicate too

Elephants in Kenya self-medicate with plants and soils, linking wildlife pharmacology, indigenous medicine, and conservation ...
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Scientists are decoding elephant rumble calls, including ‘greetings’ and ‘coos’—hear them

In February 2020, behavioral ecologist Mickey Pardo witnessed the aftermath of an elephant birth. In Kenya’s Samburu National ...
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Protecting African elephants and rhinos

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping these amazing animals to recover People have had a devastating impact on African ...

African elephants and medicinal plants: Possible self-medication documented through local ecological knowledge

Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...
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Huge fall in African elephant population as poaching crisis continues

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report. Released at the world’s largest ...

The emotional debate over Providence zoo's aging elephants

In June, Roger Williams Park Zoo announced that its three aging elephants would live their remaining years in a Tennessee ...

Scientists are decoding elephant rumble calls, including ‘greetings’ and ‘coos’

In February 2020 behavioral ecologist Mickey Pardo witnessed the aftermath of an elephant birth. In Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve, he watched as a female African elephant named Matisse called to ...