Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

The mystery of why hundreds of endangered African elephants have been dropping dead may have been solved by scientists. Thirty-four elephants were found dead in northwestern Zimbabwe between August 24 ...

There are three types of elephants: the African forest elephant, the Asian elephant, and the African savanna (or bush) elephant. Elephants in the African savanna are larger than those in the African ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Billions of animals make migratory journeys each year on land, in rivers and oceans, and in the skies, crossing national boundaries and continents, with some travelling thousands of kilometres across ...

Our planet is home to some truly fascinating animals, from creatures that look like aliens to massive mammals and tiny insects. Every animal species on Earth has characteristics and a temperament that ...

Animals that migrate face myriad threats to their survival, all of which have a common denominator: human activity. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind report published Monday by the Convention on ...