Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Shutterstock/Jeremy Richards Just like human babies and toddlers, young animals learn by watching those around them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An Asian elephant dries off with some sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe July 7, 2011. REUTERS/Alex ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...

Just like human babies and toddlers, young animals learn by watching those around them. If you've ever seen a baby try to stand on wobbly legs or figure out how to hold a spoon, you know how much ...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 ...