Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus greatly exceeded the size of modern African elephants. Adults grew to around four meters tall at the shoulder and weighed about 10 tonnes.
Wild elephant population increase by 7-8% annually in the country, leading to deadly human-elephant conflicts.
Savanna elephants have declined by about 70% and forest elephants by about 90% on average in the surveyed sites.
Observations at the Berlin Zoo provide new insights into elephants' cognitive abilities and social behaviors.
The lone surviving male elephant from the herd of thirteen is reported to be displaying distress.
Germany is the largest importer of African elephant hunting trophies, and animal welfare groups have pressured the government to restrict the practice.
Colossal lays out a ten-step process for how they will resurrect the Woolley Mammoth.
Elephants vary their diets not only according to what’s available but also to their preferences and physiological needs.
The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres.
The tooth belonged to a Pacific mastodon, a creature that went extinct over 10,000 years ago
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