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How activity in Earth’s mantle led the ancient ancestors of elephants, giraffes, and humans into Asia and Africa

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that…

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Watch as elephants form a protective circle in San Diego after 5.2-magnitude earthquake

When an earthquake strikes, humans duck and cover. But elephants get in formation. African elephants at the San Diego Zoo…

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How elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategies

A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently…

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Elephants avoid wasting energy during their epic journeys

For African elephants, currently the largest land animals walking the Earth, finding food efficiently is critical to survival. These endangered…

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Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant’s tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations

Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method…

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Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado’s top court rules By Reuters

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state's highest…

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