At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the thousands for their tusks, it became abundantly clear that African elephants ...

Early Europeans butchered elephants and made tools from their bones 400,000 years ago, reveals new research. Analysis of several sites near modern-day Rome in central Italy shows "consistent" evidence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. P. antiquus grew as large as 13 feet tall at the shoulder and weighed over 29,000 pounds. At a fossil site in Rome, Italy ...

During warmer periods of the Middle Pleistocene, ancient humans in Italy were in the habit of butchering elephants for meat and raw materials, according to a study published October 8, 2025 in the ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past. Discovered in 2000 from the Karewa sediments near Pampore, the skull remained a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Hannibal’s use of elephants during the Second Punic War is one of the most ...

An international team, involving researchers from the University of Seville, the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences in Granada and the University of Huelva, has identified the first fossilized ...

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Elephants head towards hay delivered by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Ranger Josphat Wangigi (not seen) at the Amboseli National Park as feed-aid for forage deprived herbivores hard hit by drought on ...

On Thursday, July 16, join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol for a fascinating journey to the Ice Age to discover the colossal beasts that once roamed New England.