Even though elephants are the largest living land animal, humans have increasingly determined their future over recent centuries. Human-elephant conflict came to a head in 1919 when the last surviving ...

So what is it like to live with the World’s largest population of African elephants? Botswana holds this proud accolade with an estimated 125,000 elephants living there. In the Chobe Province alone, ...

Chase’s EWB, based in Botswana, has just published an analysis comparing the two largest-ever aerial elephant surveys ever completed: the Great Elephant Census, a pan-African survey led by Chase ...

Sri Lanka, sadly, has the most incidence of human-elephant conflict (HEC) among countries that host the Asian Elephant. This is a topic that has dominated conservation for the past 50 years as ...

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they're also one of the most unique-looking animals. With their characteristic long trunks, floppy ears and thick legs, there is no other ...

Satao, was believed to have been the world's largest living elephant. Picture: Richard Moller/Tsavo Trust The bull elephant was one of the few surviving "great tuskers." ...

African Elephant: It is the largest living land animal that can weigh up to 6,500 kg. They measure about 35 ft from trunk to tail and grow up to a height of 13-14 ft.

The saltwater crocodile is known to be the largest living reptile and a top predator. They can grow up to 23 feet, which is around 7 meters long, and weigh over 1,000 kilograms, which is 2,200 pounds.

Now, scientists may have finally worked out how Earth's largest living land animals evolved their charismatic proboscises. Elephant trunks are marvels of evolutionary biology.