Elephants are known to be the largest land animals on the planet. There are three living species of elephants: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are distinguished by a long proboscis known as a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, massive legs, and tough but sensitive skin. But did …
Elephants are known to be the largest land mammals in the world. While they may have massive bodies, did you know that they are not meant to carry heavy weights on their backs? Elephants are not meant to carry weight on their backs because their spines have bony protrusions that make bearing weight damaging and …
Elephants have always been peaceful, altruistic animals. Their revered intelligence and their capability for empathy are some of the greatest among the animal kingdom. With that said, it was a surprise to all when citizens in West Bengal, India, reported a surge of elephant violence. Humans aren’t the common prey for an elephant, but when …
Elephant cognition Most contemporary ethologists view the elephant as one of the world’s most intelligent animals. With a mass of just over 5 kg (11 lb), an elephant’s brain has more mass than that of any other land animal, and although the largest whales have body masses twenty times those of a typical elephant, a …
