Elephants near Timbuktu make astonishing treks
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 10:02
in Earth & Climate
A group of elephants near Timbuktu makes an epic journey each year in their quest for food and water. Researchers found that they travel across an area of 12,355 square miles (32,000 square kilometers) in the deserts of Mali, marking the largest known elephant range in the world.