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African savanna elephants in southern Tanzania are exhibiting an unusual behaviour rarely associated with the massive animals: climbing steep mountain slopes and moving between vastly different habitats in their search for food, water and seasonal resources.As many as 1,000 elephants spend part of their time in the Udzungwa Mountains, navigating steep slopes covered in lush, closed-canopy rainforest. Some also travel from the mountains across the Kilombero Valley to more typical savanna habitat in Nyerere National Park.Trevor Jones, director of strategy and development at the Southern Tanzania Elephant Program (STEP), told Mongabay that the elephants are remarkably capable climbers.“They go everywhere,” Jones said, explaining that the animals can negotiate surprisingly steep gradients and, during the rainy season, have even been seen sliding down particularly steep slopes.Elephants move between forests, mountains and savannaResearchers believe the elephants’ movement across different landscapes is closely linked to seasonal changes in food and water availability.Jones described…