NAIROBI, Kenya Some African elephant herds are adapting to the danger of poaching by moving out of risky areas, according to one conservation group.. The plight of elephants is a key issue at the ...

African elephants exist in about 40 range states, ... Elephants do not have natural predators. Adult elephants are hardly bothered by predators, as they tower over all other terrestrial animals.

African predators engage in their own 'Game of Thrones' Owen Ullmann. USATODAY. SAVUTE, Botswana — It's a jungle out there. ...

The African elephant is actually two different species, according to a new DNA study that may settle a long-simmering debate. "The big surprise of this paper," though, is just how genetically ...

The elephant population in Kruger has drastically risen in the last century. Park managers must now contend with an over-abundance of intelligent, endangered, ecosystem engineers.

In the 1940s, it was estimated that there were as many as 5 million African elephants on the continent. In 2014, the World Wildlife Fund estimated that only 700,000 remain.

How Forest Elephants Warn Predators. SHARE. Hundreds of forest elephants gather at the beach to feed. They are shy animals, and their displays of strength can be playful or a sign of distress.

Elephants, rhinos, and other African mammals are more scared of hearing human voices than lion vocalizations. A lion in Kruger National Park (L) and an elephant shown in a screenshot of a camera ...

Humans are now the African savannah’s top predator Giraffes, leopards, elephants, and rhinoceroses all were more scared of human voices than lion roars. By Laura Baisas ...

In both areas, you will find herds of the African savannah elephants that — according to a new study — have become the first animals outside of humans to give each other actual names.

Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the region Monday morning.