African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which ...

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The ears of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) can grow up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide, while Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have slightly smaller and rounder ears.

But not local African elephants — at least not at first. Leopold imported four trained Asian elephants from India, along with their mahouts, and marched them overland to Lake Tanganyika ...

Kelly says he was initially thrilled when Los Angeles Zoo announced on April 22 that Asian elephants Billy and Tina were moving to a preserve, and he says he even donated $50 online to the zoo in ...

The vehicle for Belgium’s entry into the Scramble for Africa was the International ... named Frederick Carter to test-drive four Asian elephants west from the coast to Lake Tanganyika.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- After years of debate over the welfare of the animals, the Los Angeles Zoo announced on Tuesday it will relocate its two remaining Asian elephants to a newly expanded preserve ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo is expanding its Asian elephant herd. Billy, a 40-year-old bull, and Tina, a 59-year-old female, will relocate from Los Angeles to The Mary K. and John T. Oxley Family ...