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 ...

Elephant experts are defending the animals’ reputation after it was reported that a pachyderm bit and broke a woman’s arm at a Bali animal park that has been visited by Kim Kardashian, Julia Roberts ...

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 ...

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 ...

While bone is twice as tough (resists fracture), ivory has double the strength (withstands breaking completely). Ivory is ...

The ability of East African elephants to adapt to shifting environmental conditions is revealed in a new study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Juha Saarinen, at the department of geosciences ...

Tusks are one of the most notable features of elephants, among their size and trunks. However, some elephants do not have tusks, and a high proportion of these elephants are females. Why do some ...

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The latest study about of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) from the University of Helsinki provides proof that some proboscideans started to adapt to locally grass-rich ...

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 ...