The calves will sometimes hold on to their mother's tails with their trunks to keep up, while other female elephants surround them to protect them from ... read more
The sound of bull elephants fighting is very distinctive. You hear the tusks knocking, snorting, the occasional roar and trumpet. read more
Both African elephants have larger ears, although the forest elephant has much rounder ears, are less hairy, have larger tusks, rounded foreheads, and have two finger-like lips on their trunks. The forest elephant has relatively straight, downward-pointing tusks whilst the bush elephant has magnificently curved ones. read more