A groundbreaking study finds that wild African elephants in Kenya use unique, name-like calls to communicate, revealing their ...

The post Elephants Don't Just Remember Faces, They May Have "Names" for Each Other appeared first on A-Z Animals. For years, elephants have been described as having amazing memories and that they ...

CU Boulder PhD student Liam Jasperse-Sjolander is helping elephant behavioral observation get off the ground—and into the air above Africa Walking through the quiet, lush rainforests of Gabon, on ...

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...

This remarkable wildlife scene captures a large herd of African elephants gathered around a watering area in their natural habitat. Adults and young elephants stand closely together, demonstrating the ...

Source: Martinvl, via Wikimedia Commons. Play behavior can be a delicate balance between cooperation and competition. In apes and monkeys, a relaxed “play face” signals that one’s intentions are not ...

Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently raid villagers’ crops near harvest time, says Agripa Ngorima, who has studied attitudes toward ...

The Amboseli elephants : introduction / Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, and Phyllis C. Lee -- Amboseli ecosystem context : past and present / Harvey Croze and W. Keith Lindsay -- The human context of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new South African study suggests elephants that once lived in captivity can still readjust successfully ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The mental well-being of three elephants in a zoo in South Africa is the subject of an unusual court case, with animal welfare groups saying they are depressed and should be ...