Videos show how African elephants may be the first nonhuman species to use vocal name-like identifiers for each other, suggesting "the capacity for some degree of symbolic thought," researchers said.

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A massive die-off of the endangered species has been happening in sub-Saharan Africa since 2020. Until now, the culprit was unknown. African savanna elephants move through the Abu Concession area ...

There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African savanna elephant), the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant.

African savanna elephants, Loxodonta africanaafricana, are the largest land animals. They can grow to be 10-13 feet tall, 19-24 feet long, and weigh as much as 15,000 pounds.

Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...

Elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males weighing up to six tonnes on average. Discover our top 10 interesting facts about elephants.

In the African savanna region October signals the beginning of the dry season and - ironically - Mother Nature marks this with a series of violent thunderstorms, followed by a strong, dry wind.

By counting the facial neurons in African savanna and Asian elephants, researchers made a discovery about the animals’ trunks.

The majesty of wild Africa caught on camera, from fierce lionesses fighting over a kill to a mesmerising lightning storm over a vast savanna ...