Elephants
Ancient charcoal found in northern Israel sheds new light on how early humans lived - study
Within the charcoal, archaeologists found traces of ash, willow, oak, olive, pistachio, grapevine, oleander, and the oldest known evidence of pomegranate wood in the Levant.
'Fat factories': Neanderthals orchestrated massive elephant kills 125,000 years ago
Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal - study
Dung DNA reveals hidden population of endangered forest elephants, study finds
Ancient Roman site reveals early humans butchered straight-tusked elephant and crafted bone tools
Volcanic ash deposits above and below the bones at Casal Lumbroso date the carcass to around 404,000 years ago, during a warm Middle Pleistocene phase.
Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings
New genetic evidence uncovers repeated waves of dispersal and surprising diversity among North America’s Ice Age giants.
Three new 7.7-million-year-old elephant skulls unearthed in Turkey
“This year we can talk about the year of the elephant. From 2018 until now, we had identified two skulls, but only this year did we find three” described an archeologist.
The mysterious ghost elephant no one believed still existed
For years there was no sign of it, but a new photo reveals: It might not be too late to save a species of elephant once thought to be a legend.
Zimbabwe wildlife habitat to cull at least 50 elephants due to overcrowding
Meat from the cull will be distributed to local people to eat, while the ivory from the killed animals will be handed over to the parks authority.
25,000-year-old elephant ancestor found in Chandrapur
Along with the fossils, paleolithic tools were also found at the site, indicating that early humans lived with these giant elephants and perhaps hunted them.
77-Year-Old German tourist ignored warnings before fatal elephant attack in India
Authorities urge motorists to exercise extreme caution on roads known for wildlife crossings and appeal to tourists to maintain distance from wild animals.
Spanish student Blanca Ojanguren killed by elephant during Thai vacation
Ojanguren was part of a group of tourists engaged in bathing the elephants.
Human ancestors in India butchered a 10-tonnes giant elephant 300,000 years ago
Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus greatly exceeded the size of modern African elephants. Adults grew to around four meters tall at the shoulder and weighed about 10 tonnes.
Elephant contraceptives: Thailand goes on a wild (animal) birth control plan
Wild elephant population increase by 7-8% annually in the country, leading to deadly human-elephant conflicts.
