They can’t afford the water loss. The African elephant has the largest ears of any animal, accounting for 20% of their overall surface area. They make useful fans, but also have other mechanisms ...

The African Elephant is the largest land animal on Earth with adult males attaining heights of 11.5 feet (3.5 m) and weighing more than 13,000 pounds (5,000 kg). Their tusks can grow to 8 feet (2. ...

A student has died after being knocked to the ground by an elephant at an animal sanctuary. Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was bathing Clarín the elephant when it gruesomely drove its tusk into ...

The emphasis is on animal shapes and simple travelling sequences. Warm up: soaring as vultures with arms outstretched. Elephants: one arm outstretched as trunk; slow plodding steps through the spaces.

The millions of micrometer-wide fractures in elephants’ skin retain mud and water after mud baths, helping the animals stay hydrated between trips to the water hole. Evaporation from the mud and ...

However, wildlife conservationists and activists say artificial water points as a human ... crops that do not attract wild animals, including elephants. This initiative along with corridor ...