Ants known to defend certain species of Acacia trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems, according to a study ...

An elephant’s strength is so great that it can take down trees simply by tugging at the branches with its trunk. A video from the YouTube channel, PETER FERNANDES (GRENT WORLD), shows one determined ...

As South Africa’s elephants swell from 500 to 3,000 in the Associated Private Nature Reserves, the debate rages over how to save the majestic trees they destroy, with opinions split between those who ...

Safari guests in South Africa watched in awe recently as an elephant uprooted and toppled a fairly large tree. “Unparalleled strength. He made it look so easy,” Tim Prettejohn, a guide for Dulini ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ecologists have discovered the secret weapon used by certain acacia ...

Ants in your pants? That's nothing compared with ants up your snout. And that's what elephants in the African savanna must contend with when trying to snag a meal from a certain type of acacia tree.

NEW DELHI (AP) — As their forest habitats shrink and villages edge closer, it’s not uncommon for wild elephants in India to destroy crops and homes and sometimes even kill people. Sometimes, coming ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘Elephant ear’ may be an exaggeration, but the leaves of this tree are ...

HOHENWALD, Tenn. (WTVF) — Every year, The Elephant Sanctuary collects Christmas trees to help supplement the elephants' winter diets. Trees can be delivered to the Elephant Discovery Center at 27 East ...

The trees on C.P. Ramaswamy Salai are subjected to great stress: the cementing around them makes them weak; and the lights placed on them to draw attention to commercial establishments do not ...

Ants in your pants? That's nothing compared with ants up your snout. And that's what elephants in the African savanna must contend with when trying to snag a meal from a certain type of acacia tree.