Elephants

War elephants come in two forms. The most frightening version is the combat elephant.

How do you stop a six-ton hungry elephant from rampaging through your garden? In southern Africa, bees are the answer.

As humanity’s population has roughly doubled since 1970s, the earth has lost roughly half of its non-human animals over the past four decades. That’s the sobering conclusion of a new report from the World Wildlife Fund, which pins the blame for that decline squarely on humans.

In the wild, animal mating is rarely a private event. Now, research shows that forest elephants take this idea to a whole new level, and the discoveries could help shed light on their relatively mysterious lives.In the wild, animal mating is rarely a private event. Now, research shows that forest elephants take this idea to a whole new level, and the discoveries could help shed light on their relatively mysterious lives.

Elephant-human conflicts are becoming increasingly common in India — but experts are hoping technology can help reduce them. Elephant-human conflicts are becoming increasingly common in India — but experts are hoping technology can help reduce them.