Joshua Plotnik: For about 20 years, I have been studying Asian elephant cognition. The biggest issue for the conservation of ...

Asian elephants can tell if we pay attention by watching our face and body direction. This shows elephants think deeply about ...

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...

THAILAND (KGO) -- You've probably heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. In this case, it takes a herd of elephants to protect a calf. YouTube video shows a group of elephants ...

African elephants are known to recognize groups of humans, to test electric fences with their tusks to avoid injury, and (of course) can remember paths to resources passed down to them decades earlier ...

Negative interactions are impacting on conservation activities as they erode public support for endangered species, driving biodiversity loss.