African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The continent’s northernmost elephants are found in Mali’s Sahel Desert. The small ...
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African elephants shape the savanna ecosystem—and continue doing so long after they've died, study suggests
African savanna elephants are considered ecosystem engineers. For up to roughly 70 years, each massive animal rips through ...
Discover Gabon's forest elephants, their vital role in rainforest ecosystems and the conservation efforts protecting these ...
Elephants in Rwanda. In the largest genomic study of African elephants to date, an international team of researchers analysed 232 whole genomes from both savanna and forest elephants, collected across ...
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 ...
For 18 years, scientists prevented elephants, giraffes, and other large herbivores from entering fenced sections of a Kenyan ...
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 ...
1. Does recent research resolve once and for all whether there are two separate species of African elephant? 2. What are the conservation implications if there are two species? We would have to ...
Researchers discovered the species check whether others are paying attention, wait for a response and persist when their goal is not met.
Ruth, a 43-year-old geriatric elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, was euthanized after a second fall. The elephant was first injured in early September after a tussle with another elephant but had ...
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