A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

• During courtship, a male and a female elephant will rub their bodies on each other and even wrap trunks. The females tend to run away from the males and he will have to pursue her. This game of cat ...

Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...