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A devastating image captured by a South African photographer shows a mutilated elephant dead on the ground moments after poachers massacred the endangered mammal for its ivory tusks. Justin Sullivan, ...

Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...

A resident bull elephant (Loxodonta africana) exhibits classic signs of musth—a period of heightened reproductive status marked by increased aggression, temporal gland secretion, and urine dribbling.

Broken by neglect, Tikiiri the ­elephant looks close to death as she lies on the ground surrounded by men unwilling, or unable, to help her. The harrowing image has increased fears for the welfare of ...

A pregnant female elephant seal arrives on the beach at Año Nuevo Reserve to give birth after seven months at sea. The reproductive success of female elephant seals depends on their ability to find ...

An image of an elephant walking alongside a lion, carrying a lion cub tucked under its trunk is digitally altered, and was created as an April Fool’s joke. Dozens of social media users have shared the ...

A compelling photo of an elephant wading through a sea of junk has been described as a “call to conscience”. The shot by Lakshitha Karunarathna, entitled “Toxic Tip”, is among the highly commended ...

A mutilated elephant has been captured on drone on the plains of northern Botswana (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Magnus News) These devastating images of a mutilated elephant show the brutality of ...