The existence of five genetically-distinct populations of Asian elephants in India, more than previously thought, has been revealed in a recent study published in Current Biology. ‘’Divergence ...

Asian and African elephants, though related, exhibit key differences. African elephants are larger with fan-shaped ears and ...

Asian elephant ears are fashioned like the Indian subcontinent ... respectively). Elephant diets range from grasses and ...

A herd of Asian elephants were just a stone’s ... not only navigating the steep landscape of India’s Western Ghats mountain range, but living in close proximity to a dense human population ...

India hosts some 30,000 Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), representing ... Both are breaks in the Western Ghats mountain range, an important biodiversity hotspot. One distinct elephant population ...

From garbage dumps along forest edges to snack wrappers tossed beside railway tracks, the elephant’s world—like that of many ...

When Riddle asked the Asian elephant specialist group about this burial activity, "nobody else has seen it," she says. "It appears to be very specific to tea gardens in northeast India." ...

Elephant migration corridors in India are a necessary thoroughfare ... and across the entire range of Asian elephants. ♪ Today, 13 countries have united under the Jakarta Declaration to protect ...