Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes Rochester Institute of ...

Most of the research on elephant communication is on their calls and chemical signals, likely because of their extraordinary hearing and smell. How elephants communicate with gestures is comparatively ...

When scientists study elephant communications, they often focus on females, and for seemingly good reason: Previous research had found that only females were socially integrated enough for individual ...

Indiana University researcher Daniella Chusyd is studying human aging in an unlikely way: through elephants. Humans and elephants have similar lifespans, with elephants capable of living into their ...

Research on the rumbles of wild elephants suggest that these animals address each other with unique, name-like vocalizations. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 10, 2024.) Some wild African ...

Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...

Tourists often hope for close encounters with wild animals, and in places like Sri Lanka and India, seeing Asian elephants is a big draw. These giant creatures, known for their intelligence and ...

Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) has emerged as a vital forage resource, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, due to its high biomass yield and adaptability to diverse agronomic ...

A group of zoo leaders around the country, including one from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, joined forces to arrange the purchase, and operation of a 330-acre elephant sanctuary in Arkansas, which ...