Medicine & TechnologyOn the 6th March 2022, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) finally admitted in an emailed statement that it has exported 22 wild-caught elephants likely to Al Ain Zoo in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Analysis of the fossilized footprints of sauropods that once lived in Arkansas showed they had a diagonal gait, unlike other animals today. Read more to know the surprising details.
A study of semi-captive Asian elephants in Myanmar revealed that young elephants benefit from having older siblings, even more so if they are older sisters.
A discovery from Italy reveals that bone tools were existent since the Lower Paleolithic period. The bone tools that were earlier than stone works were crafted from the remains of the now-extinct straight-tusked-elephants.
A new study examined the structure of an elephant's trunk and how it moves flexibly without bones. Methods used for motions pictures like Lord of the Rings and Avatar made the observation possible.
A comprehensive research regarding the extinction of elephants and their prehistoric relatives discovered the reason behind the fall of the megaherbivore mammals.
Scientists discovered a new tree hyrax species in west Africa. This closest living relative of the elephant produces a very distinct call unlike most species of hyraxes.
A team of veterinary experts from different parts of the world has conducted a medical examination on Pakistan's only Asian elephant, a procedure before moving the animal to its new home in Cambodia.
Previous studies have already established how animals "sense" the environment around them in an entirely different way from how humans do. To learn more about these natural curiosities, here are four animals with specialized senses.