4 days ago - Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and ...

Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among ...

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There are two recognized subspecies of this iconic animal: bush (or savanna) and forest. African bush elephants are the larger of the two and their tusks curve out, while their forest-dwelling cousins are darker and have tusks that are straighter and that point downward.

People have been impressed by elephants for centuries, simply because they are so big—a male African elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons (6.8 metric tons)! They also amaze us with their long and flexible trunks, large and flapping ears, and loose, wrinkly skin.

The largest living land mammals, elephants are intelligent, social and vital to their ecosystems.

Long considered to be a subspecies of the African elephant, the African forest elephant is now considered by many scientists to be its own species — separate from the African savanna or bush elephant. They are smaller than the better-known savanna elephant, have tusks that are straight and point downward, unlike the savanna elephants curved tusks.

Elephants Need Your Help Elephants are keystone species essential to healthy ecosystems. Yet they face increasing threats from poaching, habitat loss, human–elephant conflict, and emerging diseases.

5 days ago - ChaBa, the elephant, is the ultimate gentle giant!

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee provides elephants a safe haven dedicated to their well-being. Learn more.

March 14, 2023 - Since African elephants live where the sun is usually blazing hot, they use their trunks to help them keep cool. First they squirt a trunkful of cool water over their bodies. Then they often follow that with a sprinkling of dust to create a protective layer of dirt on their skin.

The African bush elephant is the largest land mammal in the world and the largest of the three elephant species. Adults reach up to 24 feet in length and 13 feet in height and weigh up to 11 tons.

16 hours ago - Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently welcomed the birth of an Asian elephant calf — the first in nearly 25 years.

November 14, 2003 - The film shows several kids who just spend a typical day in a typical suburban American High school that ends up in a massacre. "Elephant" asks questions: What was it like to be there that day? Who could've seen it coming? What does it mean to be an American teenager and live in the world where it happens?

As highly social, intelligent and ecologically-important animals, elephants are a symbol of loyalty, compassion and ecosystem engineering. Tragically, because of the illegal trade of their ivory, elephants have also emerged as a symbol of international wildlife trafficking.Elephants are classified into three species: the African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana), African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).

January 5, 2018 - The elephant is one of the most easily recognisable animals in the whole wide world. African elephants and Asian elephants are true gentle giants. Many of us have seen them in zoos, and some of us have even been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of them in their natural habitats.

2 weeks ago - In the dead of night last May, the pair of Asian elephants were shuttled via shipping containers to the Tulsa Zoo, where their L.A. keepers said they’d join a herd large enough for the social animals’ well-being — something the L.A.

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December 7, 2025 - It is the first ethical elephant sanctuary of its kind established in Asia and currently provides a caring home to many elephants from street begging, elephant riding, and circus shows, where they often sustained both physical and psychological injuries.