Elephants are highly intelligent, social creatures that live in “fission-fusion societies,” meaning they regularly split up—then later reunite—as they roam around their environment.

Doma (male) and Kariba (female) greeting. Source: Vesta Eleuteri, used with permission. Like other species that live in multi-level societies, African savannah elephants regularly separate and ...

Scientists have discovered the strange way that African elephants like to communicate with each other: by defecating. The new study, published in Communications Biology by researchers at the ...

(NEW YORK) — How do elephants say hello? As it happens, researchers are learning more about how the animals greet each other, and how relationships among the social species could impact that ...

People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm gesture or press their ...

How do elephants say hello? As it happens, researchers are learning more about how the animals greet each other, and how relationships among the social species could impact that communication. African ...

Phyllis’s work began in 1972 when she studied elephant families with an average number of seven members. Now, thanks to elephant conservation, that number has grown to 16. One family she is ...

This story appears in the April 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. All across the nation, in Americans’ backyards and garages and living rooms, in their beds and basements and bathrooms ...

Rite of PassageEmily McCay creates a living crown for her daughter, Camille, to use in a rite of passage ceremony organized by Red Tent Louisville. The group runs retreats to raise awareness and ...

Gorongosa was devastated by years of war, but now the park, and the people around it, are getting new opportunities thanks to ...