A new study taps into local knowledge to identify dozens of medicinal plants used elephants in the Mount Elgon region of ...

Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...

African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

Learn how African elephants treat their ailments with plants and other natural materials, showing the significance of self-medication in the animal kingdom.

African elephants’ have been found to be canny users of plants favored in traditional medicine, many of which have been ...

Elmo and friends learn how orphaned baby elephants are cared for, from specially prepared bottles to mud baths that help keep their skin cool and protected.

African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant, which can weigh up to 6,000 kg. This was Elephas (Paleoxodon) recki, a prehistoric titan that roamed the landscape of what is now ...