An African elephant.
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Elephants are among the strangest-looking giants on the planet, with massive floppy ears, great tusks, and a trunk that inhales water at 330 mph. At Live Science, our expert writers and editors tell you all about the elephant family, from why wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves and how some African elephants lost their tusks after rampant poaching, to fact-checking a viral story about “drunk” Asian elephants, so there are always news, features and articles about elephants to read.
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Elephants say ‘hello’ to friends by flapping their ears and making little rumbly noises
By
Meg Duff
published 10 May 24
Elephants use ear flaps, rumbles, trunk reaches and other forms of communication to greet peers, new research suggests.
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‘Most of Gorongosa’s large animals had died’: How an African paradise for nature recovered from the ravages of war
By
Alexander McNamara
published 14 April 24
“Where once there had been more than two thousand elephants, now there were fewer than two hundred.”
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‘They are very well aware of their agency’: Elephant calf burial ritual discovered in India
By
Hannah Osborne
published 5 March 24
Elephant burial rituals have been discovered in India, with herd members placing calves upside down in irrigation pits then covering the bodies with soil.
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Watch a rare pink albino elephant baby playing by a waterhole in adorable footage
By
Elise Poore
published 23 February 24
The adorable 1-year-old male calf was filmed enjoying playtime in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
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Scientists may have finally figured out how elephants got their incredible trunks
By
Jacklin Kwan
published 6 December 23
Elephants appear to have evolved their long, grasping trunks as a result of climate change pressures on their ancestors millions of years ago.
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‘It’s really quite remarkable’: An interview with elephant expert Ross MacPhee about the giant pachyderms
By
Laura Geggel
published 14 November 23
In this interview, elephant expert Ross MacPhee explains how the giant animals’ tusks record every week of their lives and why their noses are so remarkable.
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Dwarf elephants and shedding mammoths shine at NYC’s ‘Secret World of Elephants’
By
Laura Geggel
published 14 November 23
A new show on “The Secret World of Elephants” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dishes on the evolution and remarkable lives of these huge (and sometimes dwarf) pachyderms.
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Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims
By
Richard Pallardy
published 14 November 23
Elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex “rumbles,” a study has found.
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‘Airborne’ elephant dangles from a crane by its feet in award-winning photo
By
Aimee Gabay
published 10 July 23
“Translocations have come to symbolize the mixed feelings I have about our relationship with the natural world,” photographer Marcus Westberg said.
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Elephants’ giant, hot testicles could stop them getting cancer
By
Ethan Freedman
published 5 July 23
Scientist claims elephants’ cancer-preventing genes may have evolved to protect their sperm from the scorching hot habitats they live in.
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