From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newborn elephants are similar to human babies in that they often chew and suck on random objects, like other elephants’ tusks.

A baby elephant will shed its tushes (or ‘baby tusks’) the same way! Baby elephants aren’t born with any tusk-like anatomy at all; at around 6–12 months of age, temporary tusks called tushes erupt, ...

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig, a longtime resident of the protected area in southern Kenya, died of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

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A TikTok user had questioned why Kelat’s tusks were cut, raising concerns over the welfare of the elephant and whether it followed SOPs in zoos. (Tiktok pic) The tusk treatment for an elephant named ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little piece of fossilized elephant bone found in southern England offers a window into the life of our human ancestors. Just ...