What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look ...

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the ...

And the first thing that greets many visitors is the museum’s iconic African bush elephant. Standing 13-feet tall and weighing 11 tons, the elephant — who is affectionately known by his ...

The African bush elephant holds the world record for the ... After running some tests on herself, she attached the head caps to 13 juvenile female seals—five in a lab and eight in the wild ...

The two species of African elephants are the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant ... with a dent running up the center of their head. Other than this, the two species have a ...

was with his family near a reception area in the park Saturday when children with them ran into the bush and were charged by an elephant from a herd nearby, South African National Parks officials ...

Over the past 23 years, Charley has witnessed the deaths of his four elephant companions and has shown signs of distress, including repetitive head-swaying, a behaviour commonly found in captivity.