are the largest of the two. They are found in grasslands and savannas across Africa. Forest elephants, on the other hand, are smaller and live in the dense forests of central and West Africa. In 1956, ...

Thought today's turtles could get pretty big? Think again; this giant turtle was large enough to eat an entire human.

Elephants are among the largest land ... had an elephant: the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) lived on our continent for about 700,000 years. The species survived multiple ...

Largest creatures that have been a part of the earth ...

African elephant ears are far bigger than those of their ancestors and are said to take on the shape of Africa. Asian elephant ears are fashioned like the Indian subcontinent. The trunks of African ...

If you’re a 90’s baby like me, this might make you think of the iconic cartoon Babar; this old-school cartoon features Babar the elephant and his family. In one episode they go to war against their ...

The Asian elephant is the largest surviving ... and Cambodia – the first ever on elephant conservation. This resulted in an official transboundary cooperation agreement to protect one of Southeast ...

In fact, it’s estimated that 10 million elephants may have lived on the ... forest elephants. The biggest threat to them both is poaching for their ivory or tusks. The ivory is prized for jewelry, ...

The last two elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo are set to join Tulsa zoo, putting a hold on L.A. Zoo's elephant program ...

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Scientists have unearthed fossil vertebrae from the largest snake that ever existed. Credit: lovine. CC BY 2.0/flickr Fossil vertebrae excavated ... Vasuki was a slow-moving ambush predator that would ...