African elephants are the largest living land animals and need to eat hundreds of pounds of food every day. They are ...

Data were collected by Save the Elephants, a UK-registered, Kenya-based research and conservation charity. According to the ...

Similarly, water sources play a key role in where they choose to go. However, individual elephants can respond to water ...

Elephants choose smooth, food-rich paths to save energy. Their movement depends on terrain, speed, and water access.

To save energy, the elephants deliberately travel through certain landscapes based on the terrain, vegetation, and water ...

COLUMN. Pachyderms seem to take topography into account to avoid steep slopes and minimize their energy expenditure while ...

Data from more than 150 African elephants shows that the iconic species plan their journeys based on energy costs and ...

Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades ...

African Elephant with GPS tracker. Credit Jane Wynyard (Save The Elephants). A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements ...