African savanna elephants are the biggest elephant species. They can grow to be 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) tall, and they weigh 4 to 7 tons (3,600 to 6,40 kg) — about as much as a fully ...

An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

These tools also played a key role in helping paleontologists identify the species ... that the elephant belonged to Palaeoloxodon, or straight-tusked elephants, among the largest land mammals ...

The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape ... and savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) — Africa's two elephant species are still being managed as one. Forest and ...

Popularly known as Big Tim, the elephant roamed the ... He was a wonderful elephant and an ambassador for his species. He fathered many calves too, and we are happy he got to live a long life ...