African Elephants travel up to 200km in search of a mate. World on the Move will be tagging and tracking an old bull called Mac on his annual migration ...

How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off Date: October 2, 2018 Source: Université de Genève Summary: An intricate network of crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush ...

How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off UNIGE researchers have observed that elephants regulate their body heat through their skin, which cracks into deep cracks, absorbing a maximum ...

By 1970, their numbers were down to 1.3 million. Between 1970 and 1990, hunting and poaching put the African elephant at risk of extinction, reducing its population by another half.

One Planet presents Animal Migration in a climate of Change, a series of programmes exploring the way that animal migration has been affected by environmental changes. In Part Three, The Elephant ...

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest land animal on Earth. A mature male may stand up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder and ...

The intricate network of crevices seen on the African elephant's skin helps it retain moisture and stay cool Michel Milinkovitch The African bush elephants’ wrinkled skin is one of its most ...