What California’s big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life

That these seals can live to healthy old age is remarkable. Humans once hunted them rapaciously for their sweet, sweet oil.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows

There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday.

A foot-tall elephant? 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age' on Apple TV reveals surprising creatures

If you've seen any of the "Ice Age" animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don't know the real ice age.
Sooners Wire

'Water for Elephants' comes to PPAC this December. How to go

"Water for Elephants" was nominated for seven Tony awards, including Best Musical. Now it's touring and coming to PPAC.