The African elephant is much larger than its Asian counterpart. African elephants’ ears are even bigger! But this is not ...

They are easily recognized by their large bodies, huge fan-like ears, and long trunks ... On average, the trunk of an African elephant can reach up to 7 feet. Asian elephant’s trunks can ...

Asian elephants are endangered. There are about 30,000 to 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild—that’s compared to about 500,000 African elephants in the wild. One issue that our scientists study is ...

Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in Africa are separate species rather than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered ...

Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...

DESCRIPTION: Savannah elephants are the larger of the two African elephant species. They also have thicker, more curved tusks, more triangulated ears, and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant ...

DESCRIPTION: Forest elephants are the smaller of the two African elephant species. They also have straighter, thinner tusks, more rounded ears and differently shaped skulls. Both elephant species ...