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African elephants evolved wrinkled skin to help them cool off - Earth ...
Oct 2, 2018 ... The many crevices that make up an elephant's skin are designed to help these mammals regulate their body temperature.
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Wild elephants track the scents of others in their path - Earth.com
May 27, 2021 ... Wild elephants pay close attention to scent trails of dung and urine that have been left behind by other elephants, according to a new study ...
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Extinct elephant fossils reveal early evidence of animal butchery ...
Oct 23, 2024 ... Rare extinct elephant fossils in India reveal the earliest known evidence of butchery, shedding light on ancient human survival strategies.
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Shipwrecked ivory sheds new light on African forest elephants ...
Dec 18, 2020 ... The remains of the oldest known shipwreck in southern Africa, including ivory from more than 100 elephant tusks, have been analyzed in a new study from Cell ...
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Are protected forest areas valuable to Asian elephants? - Earth.com
Oct 18, 2022 ... ... elephants (Elephas maximus) occur in the wild and range widely to forage and interact. This species of elephants is now endangered in ...
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Elephant tweets often misrepresent conservation issues - Earth.com
Aug 12, 2022 ... The type of attention elephants receive on Twitter does not align with the most pressing threats to wild elephants.
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Giant sauropods walked more like hippos than elephants - Earth.com
Mar 5, 2022 ... Giant sauropods walked more like hippos than elephants ... A new study led by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has found that giant, long- ...
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Outrage after Trump reverses ban on elephant trophies - Earth.com
Nov 17, 2017 ... In a rare move, President Trump tweeted Friday night that the plan to allow the import of elephants hunted in Africa would be halted.
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Recent instances of elephant injuries illustrate harms of tourism ...
Jun 3, 2019 ... Two recent cases of elephant injuries at wildlife attractions provide a small glimpse into an industry rife with concerns over animal ...
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How to boost captive elephant numbers without taking more from the ...
Mar 26, 2019 ... Nearly one-third of Asian elephants in India, Myanmar, and Thailand live in captivity, either as working elephants in the timber industry or ...
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