News tagged with asian elephant

Mini-mammoths lived on Crete: scientists (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- The smallest mammoth known to have ever lived has been identified by Natural History Museum scientists, and is reported in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B today.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo

Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endangered animals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years

The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

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Taking the heat: Asian elephants simply 'ride out' high daytime heat load

Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna's Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Their results are ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows elephants capable of insight

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kandula, a seven year old Asian elephant living in Washington D.C.’s National Zoo, has proven that elephants are as smart as those that spend a lot of time around them have believed. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Social networking elephants never forget

Asian elephants typically live in small, flexible, social groups centered around females and calves while adult males roam independently. However, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology sh ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Australia welcomes its first new-born elephant

Australia has welcomed the first elephant ever born in the country with the arrival of a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) male calf at a Sydney zoo, according to keepers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0