A painting of a gorilla, one of the closest living relatives to humans and some of the largest extant apes.
The ‘de-extinction’ company Colossal Biosciences has taken a step toward its hairy elephant—erm, mammoth.
New research finds that mammoths experienced musth, a phenomenon that sends modern elephants into a frenzy.
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.
An ongoing dry spell is endangering some of the continent's most iconic wildlife.
Fred was killed on an Ice Age mating ground. Scientists now know quite a bit about the animal's life and travels.
Three new papers describe Notiomastodon, an elephant relative that's long been in the shadow of its more famous cousin, the woolly mammoth.
Illustration: Ashbert, Age 18 / Republic of Zimbabwe 
