African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) live in the savannas, rainforests, woodlands, and scrub forests of central and southern Africa. In these wide-open landscapes, long-distance communication is a ...
One of the most bizarre-looking land mammals is the enormous yet gentle elephant, with its huge ears, long trunk, and those massive feet. Why are their feet shaped like that, anyway? Do elephants have ...
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Elephant x-ray reveals human-like foot inside giant padded foot
An X-ray of an elephant's foot reveals something unexpected: instead of a solid, column-like structure, the bones form what ...
At only 4 days old, the Oregon Zoo’s newest elephant calf is already Portland’s most famous, beloved resident of the year. Sure, Rose-Tu’s tiny, trunked baby may not have a name yet. (The zoo’s ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...
As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...
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