Seeing elephants in the wild is a timelessly awe-inspiring experience. There are only three living species today: the African savannah elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. They are ...

African elephants are the largest mammals walking the Earth, yet they only have four teeth. As you might expect, though, their teeth are tremendous. Each tooth of an adult elephant is about the size ...

Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for tracking the movements of large herbivores across landscapes, even for ...

"We could tell it was something different,” the mom said ...

A new study shows that the cheek teeth of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) evolved in response to dietary changes due to vegetation changes and climate change in East Africa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A schoolboy made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery when he found an ancient elephant tooth on the beach. Charlie Orchard-Lisle, 11, ...

COULD elephants have evolved from aquatic mammals which changed their minds about living in the water? The idea is not new but now there is solid evidence that close kin of elephants lived in Egyptian ...

An English boy and his mom made a stunning discovery during a recent walk at a local beach. Charlie Orchard-Lisle, 11, found the ancient elephant tooth while walking along East Lane beach at Bawdsey ...

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant's teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. Geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where ...

A cross section of Misha the elephant’s molar used in research by University of Utah geologists who are developing new methods of tracking ancient wildlife migrations. Teeth recovered from a beloved ...