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We’ve long known that elephants are a “keystone species,” which means that they play an important role in the survival of other plants and animals in their ecosystem. For many years, scientists have theorized that the loss of one important species–like the elephant–could set off a chain reaction down the…...
EleFact Friday: Understanding Musth in Males
We’re back this Friday with more EleFacts–this time about male elephants. Have you heard of musth? This annual hormonal cycle naturally occurs in adult bull elephants and can last anywhere from a few days to as long as several months. Physical and behavioral changes are characterized by secretion of a…...
EleFact Friday: Who is Vibrating?
We all know that elephants can communicate with each other and gain environmental information from vibrations. Everything from a simple footstep to a low rumble generates seismic waves that travel through the ground to other elephants. But as time goes by and elephant interactions with people become more fraught, African…...
EleFact Friday: What is Stereotyping?
When we first met Baby at the amusement park, we noted that she exhibited some common captive elephant behavior: stereotyping, specifically repetitive swaying. She would slip into moving back and forth whenever she wasn’t having any direct contact with humans or some other notable stimulus. So, for this week’s EleFact,…...
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