Indian elephants are one of three extant subspecies of Asian elephants. Smaller than African elephants, Indian elephants have convex backs with their highest body point on their heads. Males reach an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Modern Indian festivals (poorams) feature live elephants in elaborate processions. Animal advocacy groups are fighting for better ...

Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others in the forests of Jharkhand, villagers and officials said Tuesday. The ...

Elephants inherit more than genes. In the forests linking Uttar Pradesh's Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Nepal's Bardia National Park, matriarchs pass down ancient migration routes, turning every ...

In “Arthashastra”, an ancient Indian manual on statecraft, elephants were prized assets. Kings presented them to forge alliances. Generals relied on them to destroy the gates of forts. Today Ganesha, ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange ...

A continent-wide genomic study of both savanna and forest elephants in Africa has found that African elephants once roamed widely, both species exchanging genes throughout their range. However, as ...