African elephant populations are sometimes thought to differ only by the location of the animals, but, evolutionarily speaking, forest and savannah elephants are as separate genetically as Asian ...

To celebrate, we picked 18 fun facts about the largest land mammal. For example, they "hug" their trunks to say hello to each other. An elephant's trunk weighs 400 pounds, but it can pick up things as ...

For centuries, elephants have been surrounded by myths that have little to do with reality. Passed down through folklore and ...

• At birth, an elephant calf typically weighs 230 pounds and stands over 2 ½ feet tall. Baby elephants are nearly blind at birth and rely upon their trunks and their mothers to help them. • A newborn ...

The Indian government started Project Elephant in 1992 as a conservation effort to save elephants and their natural habitats. Elephant populations' survival in the wild and the reduction of ...