In countries such as South Sudan, the great herds have all but disappeared. But further south, conservation success mean increasing human-wildlife conflict ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Elephants are renowned for their intelligence, memory, and strong social bonds. Recent research has unveiled another remarkable aspect of their behavior: intentional, goal-directed gesturing. A ...

Elephants have experienced vast population declines in recent years. The risks for conflict between elephants and humans could increase in the future due to climate change and other human-caused ...

In Southern Africa, people live alongside elephants, but not always peacefully. The growing reports of human-elephant conflict have triggered calls for elephant culls in some countries, like Zimbabwe.

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...