Importantly, despite compelling genetic research concluding that two species of African elephants exist — forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) — Africa's ...

A new study has found that male African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) develop distinctive ... expression of ...

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) live in tight-knit social groups based around a lead female, or matriarch. Their enormous size means that elephants have few natural predators in the wild.

Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in ... than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered populations with a mosaic of features.