A final identifying characteristic of African elephants and Asian elephants is their body and skin. African elephant skin is much more wrinkled and creased than Asian elephant skin. Asian ...

(Among Asian elephants, only the males grow prominent tusks.) Now, with skins a coveted commodity, females and calves are falling victim, as well. Myanmar’s government has indicated that demand for ...

Focus: Studying the fossil origins of the Asian elephant, and the status of living subspecies such as the Borneo elephant. Museum researchers are studying the morphology of Borneo elephants, an ...