Elephants Bee-ware

Now here is a unique conservation idea – working with nature, instead of against it.
It seems that in spite of the fact they are the biggest animals on the continent, African elephants don’t like bees. They go out of their way to avoid them.
Despite their thick hides, adult elephants can be stung around their eyes [...]

Pygmy Eles

When you think of elephants, I’ll bet you think of large grey beasts strolling across the African savannah.  Did you know there are also smaller, rounder elephants foraging their way through heavy rainforests?
Asian (Indian) elephants Elphas maximus are found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indochina and south east Asia.  They are smaller than their African [...]