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Baby elephants might grow to be one of the largest land animals in the world, but they are only around 200 to 300 pounds when they are born. Did you know that young elephants are called calves? Or ...

The new “Dumbo” live-action movie that opens March 29 is one of the most anticipated films of the spring and everybody’s talking about it. So here are some cool things to know about real elephants, as ...

Elephants seem easy to figure out with their big bodies, long trunks, and always walking in slow groups. But they’re not simple animals. Behind the usual facts are habits, abilities, and instincts ...

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now ...

Feces, dung, poop: words that never fail to make a 12-year-old boy laugh. But they have no place in highly advanced scientific processes, right? Well, that’s where you’d be wrong. Researchers ...

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