biology
forest elephant biology and ecology. Behavior, social system, communication
Elephant Tails
Not long ago Ahmed, the huge male pictured below, sauntered into the clearing in the state of musth. Andrea was so excited, having not seen this guy for nearly ten years - where had he been wandering all this time? One of the biggest, and at 65 years old one of the oldest males in...
February 27, 2019
Ecology
Forest elephants are now accepted as a unique species of elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), distinct from their better-known cousin, the African savannah (or bush) elephant (L. africana). This designation reinforces what scientists have always recognized: that forest and savannah elephants have very different ecologies. Elephants are the largest of all terrestrial mammals and the three extant species...
April 28, 2017