A Grand Unified Theory of Pooping
Why you and an elephant spend the same amount of time on the john
Elephants Can Afford to Be Picky About This Kind of Fruit
A single marula tree can provide up to 1.5 tons of fruit each season—as much as 90,000 fruits
African Elephants Sleep Just Two Hours Per Day, and Nobody Knows Why
That’s less than any other animal on record
Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edison
Many believe Edison killed Topsy to prove a point, but some historians argue otherwise
There’s a New Tool in the Fight Against Elephant Poaching
An American biologist wields an innovative weapon against the illegal trade in African ivory
China Has Banned the Ivory Trade
By the end of 2017, the world’s largest ivory market will be closed
World’s Largest Herd of Origami Elephants Takes Over the Bronx Zoo
People around the world folded the paper pachyderms to raise awareness of the elephants’ plight
Most Ivory for Sale Comes From Recently Killed Elephants—Suggesting Poaching Is Taking Its Toll
Carbon dating finds that almost all trafficked ivory comes from animals killed less than three years before their tusks hit the market
The U.S. Just Announced an Unprecedented Ban on African Ivory
Will tighter rules help reduce global demand?
Urchin Sunscreen and Other Ways Animals Beat the Burn
Species have come up with a variety of ways to protect themselves from the sun
Horse Poop Helps Unravel the Mystery of Hannibal’s Route Through the Alps
Researchers have found a large deposit of horse manure in the Col de Traversette pass, likely left by the ancient general’s army
What Elephants, Zebras and Lions Do When They Think No One’s Watching
The stunning results when a photographer uses remote cameras to capture Africa’s great beasts
Epic Journey Brings First Elephant to Somalia in 20 Years
Meet Morgan, whose 3-week trek shows anti-poaching efforts could be working
Drought May Force 18 Elephants Out of Africa
As the driest rainy season in 35 years threatens southern Africa, elephants have become a flashpoint
Ask Smithsonian: Can Elephants Jump?
The question is why would an animal weighing up to 16,000 pounds need to jump?
Rare Forest Elephants Seen for the First Time in South Sudan
A recent camera trap survey also spied a wealth of other species thriving in remote forests despite the young country’s civil unrest
There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican
The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet
This Gene Might Be Why Elephants Don’t Get Cancer
Their large bodies and many cells mean more elephants should be dying of cancer, scientists are trying to figure out why not
How Elephant Poop is Helping Nab Ivory Poachers
Scientists match DNA in seized tusks to elephant dung to map where poaching is taking place
Where Do Important Ivory Artifacts Fit in the Race to Save Elephants from Poaching?
The fight against poaching and trafficking came to a head in Times Square last week with the destruction of a one-ton cache of illegal ivory
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