Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other. They say the problem has increased ...

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can grasp a tortilla chip without breaking it.New research published Thursday in ...

Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks ...

“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.

A baby Asian elephant was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for the first time in ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Long before mammoths roamed icy landscapes, other elephant relatives dominated prehistoric ecosystems. Platybelodon and Deinotherium evolved unusual tusk shapes that continue to spark debate among ...

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

While bone is twice as tough (resists fracture), ivory has double the strength (withstands breaking completely). Ivory is ...