In Malaysia, injured elephant Sulong’s 100km trek home ignites logging debate

The injured Asian elephant's 100km journey back home has caused public outrage over logging and habitat loss in Malaysia The ...
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Baby Asian elephant makes National Zoo debut on Earth Day

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in nearly 25 years is ...
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Endangered Asian Elephant Calf Born at National Zoo After Decades-Long Wait

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...
The Peninsula Qatar

Herd of six wild Asian elephants spotted wandering near Cambodia's northwest

A herd of six wild Asian elephants, including a young calf, has been spotted wandering near a village in Cambodia s ...
China Daily

Elephants test peaceful coexistence in Yunnan

The elephants typically enter Mengxian from Dashujiao village in Jiangcheng, moving through forests and farmland in search of ...
Phys.org

Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives, researchers discover

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...
Phys.org

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered species could slowly ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This ‘Feisty’ Asian Elephant at the National Zoo Is Pregnant. She May Birth the First Calf Born There in Nearly 25 Years

Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Asian Elephants Bury Their Dead, New Research Suggests

Asian elephants were observed burying calves between 3 months and 1 year old that had died after experiencing infections and malnutrition. Parveen Kaswan Asian elephants buried five dead calves in ...
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Top India court orders new steps to protect threatened elephants

India's top court has ordered tough new steps to protect wild elephant herds as habitat loss and human-elephant conflict ...
Newsday

Study says endangered Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...
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Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...