The elephant species alive today are two African species and an Asian species: the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), ...

The African bush elephant, also commonly known as the African savannah elephant, is one of two remaining species of African elephants. These elephants occupy 37 different ...

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 African ...

Underneath the towering 11-tonne African bush elephant immortalised in the rotunda of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, ...

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest land animal on Earth. A mature male may stand up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder and ...

Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

African bush elephants are the largest species and inhabit sub-Saharan Africa across a variety of forests, grasslands, and wetlands. African forest elephants are smaller and inhabit rainforests ...

Sunlight is critical to life on Earth, but excessive exposure to sunlight can cause serious harm. Infrared rays can cause ...