Tag Archives: Elephant

[ad_1] By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) – You may have thought that Big Bird was gigantic in an unrealistic way, but it's still not the biggest bird to have ever walked on …

[ad_1] RIT researcher collaborates on Georgia Tech study Oct. 24, 2018 by Susan Gawlowicz Follow Susan Gawlowicz on TwitterFollow RITNEWS on Twitter Courtesy of Zoo Atlanta “Kelly,” an African elephant at Zoo …

[ad_1] Researchers have discovered that the trunk of an elephant forms a kind of seal to collect small pieces of food, a technique they believe could be used as inspiration for robotic …

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jace Sternberger of Texas A & M ran to the touchline of the team, jumped and waved to cheer on fans visiting Williams-Brice Stadium. In the end, A …

[ad_1] The skin of African elephants is covered with a pattern of cracks that resembles damaged asphalt, dry mud in the sun or the polar landscape of the Earth. This pattern helps …

[ad_1] A team led by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, may have finally solved the mystery of how the skin of African bush elephants becomes so cracked—a characteristic that’s …

[ad_1] Elephants in the region of Arusha, Tanzania. Credit: Michel Milinkovitch A complex network of tiny crevasses adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining water and mud, these …

[ad_1] A species of bird 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1760 pounds has been awarded the title of the world's largest bird. The Vorombe titan, which means "big bird" in …

[ad_1] In the 19th century, European explorers enthusiastically painted Madagascar in search of the remains of the extinct bird elephant, one of the most megafauna now gonewho left behind huge skeletons and …

[ad_1] Vorombe titan in Malagasy means "big bird". (AFP PHOTO / ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON / JAIME CHIRINOS) Paris: After more than a century of contradictory evidence, Anglo-French animosity and a new …