Their analysis revealed that loneliness increased male elephants' levels of stress, while females were less stressed when they had babies. Researchers from the University of Turku studied Asian elephants in Myanmar to assess whether sociality is linked to stress in the animalsAsian vs African elephants There are more than 10 physical characteristics that differentiate Asian and African elephants. For example, Asian elephants' ears are smaller compared to the large fan-shaped ears of the African species. Only some male Asian elephants have tusks, while both male and female African elephants grow tusks. In the study, the team studied 95 Asian elephants in Myanmar who were working in the timber industry.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2022 07:21 UTC