Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...

A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered species could slowly recover.

On average, the trunk of an African elephant can reach up to 7 feet. Asian elephant’s trunks can reach lengths of up to 6 feet. Elephants can lift 4.5% of their weight using their trunk.

By testing out their methods in a familiar laboratory animal, the researchers can make sure they work before applying them to Asian elephants—the closest living relatives of the mammoth.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered species ...