If you’ve ever watched an elephant eat and drink, you may think it’s a simple process. The largest land mammals in the world use their long trunks to pick up food — about 400 pounds a day — and move ...

Elephants may look powerful, yet they can be taken out by many of the same health challenges as other mammals. They can develop respiratory issues, infections, and chronic conditions that require ...

Brown, Janine L. and Schmitt, D. L. 2004. "The unusual reproductive anatomy and physiology of the elephant, and challenges with developing artificial insemination." Sci.India, 7 27–32.

It turns out that elephants have a sixth toe. They’ve adapted one of their wrist bones into a strut that supports their giant squishy feet. I wrote about this for Nature (excerpt below), but here’s my ...