An experiment involving 16 Asian elephants in Thailand found that the animals generally suppressed ineffective approaches and used a more effective route to food. Asian elephants can suppress an immediate but ineffective response and instead use a more effective route to…
A data-based predator–prey model predicted that contaminant-driven increases in bold animal phenotypes could replace stable coexistence with large population oscillations. Environmental contaminants can alter animal personality in ways that may destabilize ecosystems, according to a data-based predatorâprey model…
Free food apparently has its limits for chimpanzees. A new study of chimps at Uganda's Ngamba Island Sanctuary found they were less likely to swipe fruit from close companions... Some Chimps Skip Food Tray If the Price Is Friendship Free…
Filmed in two South African parks, wild elephants looked at a rival before gesturing and kept gesturing when ignored, which fits deliberate signalling, though the study covers only conflicts. Published October 23, 2026 The answer, published on 25 September in Animal Cognition, is…
The elephants are said to have shown signs of psychological distress. By Yap Wan Xiang | 22 Oct 2026, 10:42 AM Elephant biologist Dr William Keith Lindsay. Dr Siti SR Raw has been documenting the living conditions of the three Malaysian elephants at the…
Home - Environment - In Brazil’s Chapada dos Guimarães, Asian elephant Sandro, about 54, walked out of a crate after 44 years at the Sorocaba Zoo, and on his second night he chose to sleep outside under the stars Sandro, an Asian elephant of…
Here's why elephants evolved to be the biggest land mammal on Earth Henrik Karlsson/ Getty Images Standing up to three metres tall, weighing up to 6,000 kilograms, with ears the size of satellite dishes and feet the size of saucepans, the…
Home » Zoo elephants: Is freedom still possible for Joburg’s three? Zoo elephants Lammie, Mopane and Ramadiba face an uncertain future after a court ruling. Could sanctuary life still offer them freedom? Johannesburg’s three zoo elephants have suffered a legal setback,…
Incredible footage shows the moment aggressive wild elephants stand up to a lioness in African savannah grassland. Elephants are famous for their matriarchal societies, where family herds are led by the oldest and often wisest female. African elephants, the largest…
Humans mourn their dead but also their companion pets. A recent scientific paper describes a behaviour among animals which appears human to us and which has been documented in a variety of species - the gathering around the dead. Examples include…
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