Maggie the elephant lives in solitude at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, where she doesn't get outside much because of the cold climate. Zoo officials, fearing for her cardiovascular health, offered her ...
What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well it looks like we can thank a changing climate for the evolution of the elephant’s trunk. Eons is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...
The folds on an elephant’s facial appendage aren’t just for show. By Richard Sima The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a ...
As you'll see in the following TikTok clip, Jet is feeling a bit on the sleepy side, and visitors to the zoo just can't get ...
On August 18th, the Fort Worth Zoo welcomed its newest resident, a baby elephant, to the family. Since then, they've shared several behind-the-scenes videos of her growth as she explores the world ...
On a sunny day at Zoo Atlanta in 2020, Kelly the African bush elephant reached for a snack and revealed something strange. High-speed cameras tracking her movements suggested that the skin on top of ...
Extreme suction helps elephants hold water and food in their trunks, allowing them to inhale at speeds nearly 30 times the rate at which we exhale air when we sneeze. Elephants use their trunks, which ...