Ants known to defend certain species of Acacia trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems, according to a study ...

Who needs to be tall when you are this strong? The elephant in this clip can’t quite reach the leaves at the top of the tree. So, does it give up? Absolutely not! It uses its huge size and strength to ...

An elephant’s strength is so great that it can take down trees simply by tugging at the branches with its trunk. A video from the YouTube channel, PETER FERNANDES (GRENT WORLD), shows one determined ...

I'm beginning to think that elephants are pretty wimpy creatures, especially for ones their size. First came the Mythbusters (video below), who demonstrated that elephants might really be afraid of ...

The elephant tree (Bursera microphylla) is rarely found in the United States. It is found in the Gila Range of Arizona and, more commonly, in Baja California and Sonora, Mexico. For many years it was ...

Elephant trees (Bursera microphylla), once considered exceedingly rare in California, have turned out -- after decades of searching and serendipitous discovery -- to be not so rare north of the ...

Ecologists have discovered the secret weapon used by certain acacia trees to defend themselves against ravenous elephants: ants. The finding could one day help conservationists protect vulnerable ...

Safari guests in South Africa watched in awe recently as an elephant uprooted and toppled a fairly large tree. “Unparalleled strength. He made it look so easy,” Tim Prettejohn, a guide for Dulini ...

BERLIN (AP) — For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it's finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn't find a home this festive season were given to some of the animals ...

Video ID: CPM0906 A massive elephant tried and failed to play peek-a-boo behind a tree. Amanda Hewett was leading a tour through Kruger National Park, South Africa, when a huge animal started playing ...