Elephants carry their babies for two years, and more astonishing animal pregnancies - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/mammals-have-extremely-diverse-pregnancies-heres-why “Larger animals need more food to keep their bodies fueled,” Manger explains. “The elephant, which can eat several hundred kilograms of low-quality food each day, devotes a lot of time to eating, leaving less time for sleep.” - http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/wild-elephants-sleep/ The Elephant Next Door - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/graphics/asian-elephants-behavior-coexistence-survival-feature 100 years of elephants: See how Nat Geo has photographed these iconic creatures - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100-years-of-elephants-national-geographic-wildlife-photography Wild elephants solve complex puzzles for food. But can their wits save them? - https://www.zmescience.com/science/wild-elephants-complex-puzzles-solver/ What elephants eat — and why they spend so much time eating - https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/mammals/what-elephants-eat-and-why-they-spend-so-much-time-eating/ The Elephant Next Door - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/graphics/asian-elephants-behavior-coexistence-survival-feature Elephants call each other by name, just like people - https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephants-call-each-other-names/ Scientists figure out the elephant word for “let’s go” - https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/elephant-communication-go-verb/