The African elephant population was traditionally reliant upon the ability to move around large areas in order to preserve ...

Africa’s largest elephant DNA study reveals growing genetic isolation as habitats shrink, raising urgent concerns for ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

African elephants are increasingly vulnerable to disease due to inbreeding, reveals a major new study. Evidence of genetic mutations was discovered in isolated populations of the iconic species in the ...

For years, elephants have been described as having amazing memories and that they never forget. However, the more interesting ...

African elephants, the largest land mammals, are not just icons of strength and intelligence—they’re also facing hidden ...

Conservationists have sounded the alarm for decades that habitat fragmentation is just as devastating to elephant populations ...

In their behaviour, elephants — the largest land mammals — can often resemble humans. They are intelligent and display a wide ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange ...

Pointing at something is one of those human universals that we do without thinking. We start showing infants objects by pointing very early, and when they get it—when they look at what we’re ...