African elephants are known to recognize groups of humans, to test electric fences with their tusks to avoid injury, and (of course) can remember paths to resources passed down to them decades earlier ...

Elephants are well-known for their excellent memory capabilities, social intelligence, and facial recognition skills; however, recent research shows even more fascinating facts about elephants as ...

Around 1,000 whiskers cover an Asian elephant’s trunk, and they don’t just detect touch. They’re built with what scientists call “physical intelligence,” a design so clever it amplifies signals, ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...

The more we actually study animals the more we learn about their emotional lives and cognitive skills. A few years ago a prestigious research group discovered that mice displayed empathy but caused a ...

If you ever get an opportunity to go to Thailand, chances are you'll come home with a souvenir with the country's national animal on it…the Asian elephant. Elephants are more than a point of pride in ...

Elephants are well-known for their excellent memory capabilities, social intelligence, and facial recognition skills; however, recent research shows even more fascinating facts about elephants as ...