Scientists studying wild elephant confrontations discovered something unexpected: these animals don't just brawl or back down when competing for resources. The way they negotiate conflict reveals a ...

Researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College have found that Asian elephants can suppress impulsive behaviors and adjust their actions when circumstances change—a cognitive ability that ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language? Studies suggest that populations, even ...

22-Apr-2025 6:15 PM EDT, by University of California San Diego Elephants tend to fascinate people not just because of their sheer size but because they are social animals that show all sorts of ...

Strange wild animal behaviors that experts still can’t fully explain Thirty. That’s how many distinct mourning behaviors one ...

The post Animal Behaviors Scientists Still Can't Fully Explain appeared first on A-Z Animals. Animals have evolved some truly bizarre behaviors, and even after decades of research and the aid of ...

CU Boulder PhD student Liam Jasperse-Sjolander is helping elephant behavioral observation get off the ground—and into the air above Africa Walking through the quiet, lush rainforests of Gabon, on ...

Clever elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research. Experiments show Asian elephants are able to deny their impulses and choose a more rational course of ...