elephant: Media
mammal
Videos
From hunter to protector in Thailand's Khao Sok National Park
Learn about elephant safaris in Khao Sok National Park, southern Thailand.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Observe a herd of African savanna elephants forage for food, self-groom, and enjoy a watering hole
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) filmed in their natural habitat.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Compare the elephant's 95-week gestation period with the marsupial American opossum's 12-13-day gestation
Learn how the length of gestation varies among animals such as elephants and opposums.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Hannibal's daring strategy against Rome explained
Learn about Hannibal's campaign against Rome, beginning with his attack on Saguntum.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Yale University Art Gallery (2005.131.165)
How to become a certified ranger in South Africa
Learn about a ranger-training program at Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Shams Faraz Amir/Dreamstime.com
Images
African savanna elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana).
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African savanna elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana).
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African savanna elephant feeding
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) eating cactus leaves.
iStockphoto/Thinkstock
African savanna elephant and young
African savanna elephant and young (Loxodonta africana), Botswana.
iStockphoto/Thinkstock
African elephants
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Botswana.
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Assam: elephant
Elephant in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, northeastern India.
© Jeremy Richards/Fotolia
K-selected species
Adult and young African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) crossing...
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African savanna elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana).
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African savanna elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana).
© Digital Vision/Getty Images
African savanna elephant
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana).
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African elephants
Herd of African elephants (Loxodonta africana oxyotis) and their calves...
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Herd of elephants, with Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, in the background.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Elephants in a three-ring performance at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,...
Courtesy of Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wisconsin, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
circus: Bertram Mills Christmas Circus
Elephants perform at the Bertram Mills Christmas Circus, 1963.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Karnataka, India: elephant
An elephant bathing in the Kabani River, near Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
Gerald Cubitt
brontosaurus
The dinosaur brontosaurus was comparable in size to a modern-day elephant. More than...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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