Asian Elephants Are the Largest Mammal of Their Respective Continent. Adult Asian elephants weigh between 6,000 to 12,000 pounds, making them smaller than their African counterparts.

Most experts recognize three species of elephants: two from Africa and the Asian elephant. But which one is the biggest of the three? And just how big is the world’s largest ever recorded elephant?

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they're also one of the most unique-looking animals. With their characteristic long trunks, floppy ears and thick legs, there is no other ...

In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

The two young male Asian elephants play in the pool at The Harry and Linda Fath Elephant Trek at the Cincinnati Zoo & ...

Asian elephants are pregnant for between 18 and 22 months. It’s a first for the Columbus Zoo to have two elephants pregnant at the same time. Their babies will build up the zoo's herd.

The Asian elephant can be found from western India to eastern Borneo in Southeast Asia. A total of three recognized Asian elephant subspecies exist: the indicus, found across mainland Asia, the ...