Researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College have found that Asian elephants can suppress impulsive behaviors and adjust their actions when circumstances change—a cognitive ability that ...

Researchers dangled fruit in front of Asian elephants, then pulled a sneaky trick, and what the elephants did next is forcing scientists to rethink what we know about animal self-control and ...

An elephant interacting with the familiarization box in behavioural study. (Hope et al., 2026, PLOS One via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Clever elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

Clever elephants can think before they act and resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research. Experiments show Asian elephants are able to deny their impulses and choose a more rational course of ...

Elephant spraying water cooling off on a hot day, Image shows a rescued female Asian elephant at the elephant kingdom sanctuary using her trunk to cover herself in ...