The fact is that the famous pachyderms that Hannibal Barca took with him in the crossing of the Alps were neither of these ...

New research explores how African savannah elephants use vocalizations, gestures and secretions when they meet up with ...

Seemingly less pleasant forms of greeting, such as peeing and pooping as well as sweat gland secretions, were used in 71 ...

Of the two species of African elephants, forest elephants are both smaller and more rare than their cousins, African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientists used to think both animals ...

the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense rainforests of west and central Africa but according to the last assessment released in ...

By contrast, dinosaurs always held up their own weight.' African savanna elephants, Loxodonta africana, are the largest land animals alive today. Most weigh five to seven tonnes. The biggest ...

Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in Africa are separate species rather than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered ...

Coming over a knoll, we saw them at last, Loxodonta africana—what seemed to be three bulls, munching on leaves and grass. Marnewecke reached for his binoculars, the American client took his ...

PROTECTION STATUS: Listed as a single species (“African elephant,” Loxodonta africana) as “threatened” with a 4(d) rule for ivory trade RANGE: Forest elephants live in the forests of West and Central ...

From left to right: 1) African forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.; 2) Flowering Plants Anthophyta Korup National Park, Cameroon; 3) ...