The Phoenix Zoo says a recent report detailing the list of the worst zoos for elephants in North America is flat-out wrong ...

Male African elephants develop "distinct" personality traits as they grow older, reveals new research. They show "consistent" individual differences in aggression, dominance and friendly behavior, say ...

A rise in the elephant population reflects partial conservation success, though sustainable coexistence remains a challenge due to food scarcity, monoculture plantations, and human-wildlife conflict ...

An African elephant's average lifespan is usually between 60 and 70 years in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund, and a bit shorter in captivity. Sonia, a small adult, was brought to ...

Elephant babies are BIG babies! The average elephant baby is 200lbs at birth and 3 feet tall, growing to be 6-13 feet tall ...

This year was a mixed year for endangered animal species. This is the conclusion drawn by the nature conservation ...

Wildlife trafficking remains a pressing threat to the survival of countless species, with sharks, pangolins, rhinos, birds, ...

A biologist hid 350 audio monitors across Costa Rica’s tropical rainforests to spy on endangered spider monkeys in order to ...

Until Madhubala’s relocation, the 17-year-old African elephant had been living in solitary confinement at the Karachi Zoo for over a year, since the death of Noor Jehan. The tyre is all she ...

Indeed, at its best, “Water for Elephants” has more in common with the circus arts than it does with by-the-books Broadway. Sure, it features an eventful story and compelling characters ...

Elephants being afraid of tiny rodents has become a popular theme in folklore and cinema – just look at Disney’s Dumbo – but is it true? Given that African elephants are the largest ...

An elephant care centre will soon come up in the Chandragiri reserve forest area in Odisha's Ganjam district, local MLA Pradyumna Nayak said on Friday. Around 21 hectares of land have been ...