A 43-year-old Spanish man has died after being trampled by a herd of elephants. The man, who was a tourist in South Africa‘s Pilanesberg National Park, was killed on Sunday morning after leaving his vehicle to take pictures of the animals. He was traveling around the national park in a car with his fiancée and […]
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Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants
In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are “living […]
World’s smallest living elephants listed as Endangered on Red List
A newly confirmed elephant subspecies is already at risk of extinction. Bornean elephants have wider faces and smaller bodies than other Asian elephants. Standing just 2.5 meters tall, they narrowly beat the African forest elephant to the title of the smallest living elephant. Though they were first named in 1950, disagreement over whether these mammals […]
‘Explorer elephants’ in transfrontier conservation area offer solution to tree damage
Elephants are known to be “ecosystem engineers,” altering habitats to suit their own needs, but this sometimes comes at a cost to other species. Hedging, or stem snapping, is the term used to describe how elephants (Loxodonta africana) reduce dominant trees to low-level shrubs, bringing the trees’ leaves within easy reach of mother-and-calf herds while […]
Jungle Frost: Your Beverage’s Wild Companion for Jungle Adventure
Exploring the jungle is an exhilarating experience, filled with the sights and sounds of nature at its most vibrant. Whether you’re trekking through dense foliage, observing exotic wildlife, or simply enjoying the serenity of untouched landscapes, staying hydrated and refreshed is crucial. Enter the “Jungle Frost,” a soda can cooler designed to be your ultimate […]
Orphaned Elephant Calf Now Under Treatment at India’s First Elephant Hospital
In the middle of December 2023, a nine-month-old female elephant calf was the victim of a brutal train accident. This tragic incident was part of a larger Conservation issue in India, where elephant deaths from train collisions are all too common. According to official records, nearly 200 elephants were killed in train collisions between 2010 […]
Study: African Elephants Address Each Other With Name-Like Calls
A team of scientists from Colorado State University, Save the Elephants and ElephantVoices used machine learning to confirm that calls of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) contained a name-like component identifying the intended recipient. When the authors played back recorded calls, the elephants responded affirmatively to calls that were addressed to them by calling back […]
Elephants Are the First Non-Human Animals Now Known to Use Names, AI Research Shows
In a study as amazing as it is probably unsurprising, a team of biologists and researchers using machine learning tools discovered that elephants call each other by names. For an animal that is known to perform deeply social acts like grieving, raising children collectively, and communicating across miles of countryside using complex low-frequency vocalizations, the […]