The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

Of the two species of African elephants, forest elephants are both smaller and more rare than their cousins, African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientists used to think both animals ...

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The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their ... irreplaceable engineers of the forest and savanna from extinction.

At the same time, it is officially identifying African elephants as two distinct species: savanna elephants and forest elephants. The reclassification — part of an update to IUCN’s Red List of ...

Researchers led by Martin Kranzlin from the Wilhelma zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart, Germany explored whether ...

A new approach to obtaining DNA from elephant dung is faster, cheaper and more comprehensive than previous methods, researchers report. Pictured: African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant ...

Explore a country-by-country look at the population status of the African savanna elephant. The Great Elephant Census surveyed sites throughout the continent in 2014 and 2015. During this period ...

Nigeria’s unique elephant population, comprising both forest and savanna species, has drastically declined from an estimated ...

Analysis - Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are facing ...

From the moment you first spy its misty prominence rising above the dusty plains, you'll know that Kilimanjaro simply has to ...

Savanna Restaurant is located next to the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo and offers fantastic breakfast, lunch, and dinner optio ...