From cooling their massive bodies to strengthening social bonds, elephants use mud baths as a versatile tool to stay ...

Elephants choose smooth, food-rich paths to save energy. Their movement depends on terrain, speed, and water access.

Similarly, water sources play a key role in where they choose to go. However, individual elephants can respond to water ...

A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as ...

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international ...

of the elephants avoided steep slopes and rough terrain, demonstrating a clear preference for energy-efficient paths.

are increasingly causing people and elephants to compete for things like space, food and water. A common scenario involves elephants raiding and destroying crops in search of food. Some vulnerable ...

African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana), considered endangered, can travel vast distances for water, food or mates. Some landscapes they inhabit have extensive plains. Others, like the ...

Data from more than 150 African elephants shows that the iconic species plan their journeys based on energy costs and ...

It flaps its ears and squirts water from a waving trunk, but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in Kerala temples. Adorned robotic ...

Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades ...