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 ...

What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well it looks like we can thank a changing climate for the evolution of the elephant’s trunk. Eons is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

Elephants weren’t always the gentle giants we know today – their ancestors were some of the strangest creatures to walk the Earth. In this video, we explore the bizarre evolutionary journey of ...

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities. They are easily recognized by their large bodies, huge fan-like ears, and long ...

Deep in the Angolan Highlands lurks a rumored new species of elephant. Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years, and the story of his journey is ...

That is, until they were all rapidly replaced with proboscideans with long, flexible trunks instead: mammoths, mastodons, and our modern elephants.What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well ...