This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The intricate web of cracks and crevices that gives African elephants their distinctive look is, in fact, an essential ...

Explore a country-by-country look at the population status of the African savanna elephant ... the savanna elephant population in Zakouma National Park has been stable since 2010.

African elephants are a matriarchal species. Dominant females lead, but the entire group is responsible for bringing up offspring. They form strong familial bonds, often living in the same groups ...

This story appears in the May 2009 issue of National Geographic ... living relatives, the African and Asian elephants, helps. The Penn State team used the African elephant genome as a guide ...

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The African elephant is the largest land mammal, growing up to 13ft (4m) at shoulder height and weighing around 6350kg (14000lbs). Living up to 70 years elephants are famous for their wisdom and ...

This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

African wild dogs were lost entirely ... Dominique Gonçalves, a young Mozambican ecologist and National Geographic fellow, runs Gorongosa’s elephant program. The park’s scientists and ...

But an official from Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa confirmed to AFP the elephant ... Geographic, a wildlife safari website, wrote that Rhandzekile -- meaning "loved" in African ...

An official of the National Park confirmed to AFP the elephant traverses the Umbabat ... AFP over email on April 11. Africa Geographic, a wildlife safari website, wrote that Rhandzekile -- meaning ...