Elephant

First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in northern elephant seals confirmed in California

• Seven weaned elephant seal pups in California’s Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the U • Department of Agriculture’s Nation

Functional gradients facilitate tactile sensing in elephant whiskers

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6786, Page 712-718, February 2026.

Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing 'intelligence'

• An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanu