When you think of Africa, chances are lions, elephants, and giraffes are the first animals that come to mind. Luckily, Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal region are home to numerous incredible parks and ...

It belongs to the genus Palaeoloxodon, a group of straight-tusked elephants that once thundered across Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Europe isn’t known for its elephants. At least, the three species of elephant that traverse Earth today — the African elephants Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis and the Asian elephant Elephas ...

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group ...

Elephants are among the largest land mammals on Earth and are often referred to as “ecosystem engineers” because they sustainably alter their surroundings through grazing, trampling, and digging.

The bone from an extinct straight-tusked elephant is thought to be 20,000-40,000 years old.

This huge elephant belongs to the family Elephantidae, the same family as modern-day elephants and the now-extinct mammoths. The closest living relative of this species is the African elephant.

About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery ...

Eurasia and Africa were once populated by 13-tonne, 4 metre tall elephants, but their evolution has long remained a puzzle. A giant fossil skull from Kashmir paves way to unlocking their mysteries.