Tools made from elephant bones range from 8.6 to 15 inches (22 to 38 centimeters) long, while the hippo bone tools are slightly shorter at 7 to 11.8 inches (18 to 30 cm) long.

Grades K-2 Chris and Martin discover Shiva the African elephant, an animal that can weigh up to 7 tons! In this live action ...

An elephant trunk contains around 150,000 separate muscle fibers in it. There are no bones in an elephant’s trunk. An elephant can lift 4.5 % of its weight with its trunk.

All but one of the 27 tools were made from elephant or hippo bone. Hippos were common in the area but elephants were not, meaning their bones were probably carried to Olduvai Gorge from elsewhere ...

Elephants may never forget, but they certainly have a lot to remember. Ethiopian fossils suggest that the animals' ancestors were alive and well 27 million years ago.

2 new studies of enamel from rhino and elephant ancestors could help answer evolutionary questions that DNA can’t by Carolyn WIlke, special to C&EN July 11, 2025 4 min read ...

900-pound baby elephant plays in bubble bath Caretakers of 36-year-old elephant Chamchuri knew she was pregnant and were thrilled when she gave birth to a male calf. Then as they were cleaning up ...

Back in 2020, when he was last spotted, the infrequently photographed elephant Ousmane — named for a beloved former ranger of the Senegalese park — was thought to have lived alongside five to ...

A bone tool from a 1.5 million-year-old elephant bone discovered at the Olduvai Gorge site in Tanzania is seen on Wednesday.