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 ...

African forest elephants critically endangered. March 26, 2021 at 4:13 a.m. by The Associated Press ...

Over the past 30 years, there has been an 80% reduction in fruits for African forest elephants. African elephants exist in about 40 range states, while their Asian counterparts occupy about 13 ...

For example, forest elephants live in family groups of just a few animals, whereas savanna elephant family groups number about ten and often congregate in groups of 70 or so.

The African forest elephant is in even greater peril. Jane Wynyard/Save the Elephants African elephants are among the largest land animals on Earth, and they're also now among the most threatened ...

Assessing the feasibility of density estimation methodologies for African forest elephant at large spatial scales. Global Ecology and Conservation , 2021; 27: e01550 DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021 ...

Modern savanna, or bush, elephants weigh about twice as much as their forest-dwelling cousins and have significantly different body shapes, with the savanna breed standing nearly 3 feet taller ...

There’s a new addition at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Bay Lake, Florida, and she weighs a whopping 218 pounds. An African elephant calf named Corra was recently born at the resort, making her ...

Then genetic analyses suggested that the African elephant could be divided into two distinct species, the African forest and African savannah elephants. Now a new elephant has been added to the mix.

According to the IUCN, African elephants have an estimated population of about 415,000.Three-quarters of this estimate are African savanna elephants.Over 50% of African forest elephants reside in ...