African elephant

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...
Newsday

Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world's largest land mammals

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...
The Conversation

Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin

The west African ebony tree is dependent on the smaller African forest elephant’s survival. Animalia CC The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live ...
Mongabay

Poaching down but threats remain for forest elephants, recent population assessment finds

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The first authoritative population assessment for African forest elephants estimates there are more than 145,000 individuals. Researchers say new ...