(NEW YORK) — Ivory poaching has led to a “rapid evolution” of tuskless African elephants, as elephants without tusks were far more likely to survive during the height of the ivory trade, according to ...

Washington — A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory ...

image: Two elephants greeting each other with gentle touch at the Addo Elephant National Park in south Africa. Elephants are highly social creatures, and have been documented to engage in many ...

Ivory poaching by hunters has led to the “rapid evolution” in tuskless elephants, according to new data released Thursday. Cardinal Dolan labels Charlie Kirk as a 'modern-day St. Paul' Harris 'no ...

A new paper makes the case that elephants have evolved to become generally social and friendly all on their own, much like humans and bonobos. Reading time 3 minutes A group of scientists is making a ...

Humans have complex social behavior, diverse communication skills, and a capacity for highly developed tool use. Researchers argue that human evolution may resemble the process of animal domestication ...