Have you ever seen an elephant eat a pumpkin? I'm not talking a little pumpkin; I'm talking about one of the really big ones ...

Among the regulars: Forest elephants congregate to consume nutrient-rich soil. Western lowland gorillas feed on salt-rich roots of bai plants. Forest buffalo, blue duikers, sitatungas and even ...

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed ...

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...

FUKUOKA—After a seven-year absence, elephants are back at the Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, a journey that involved elaborate preparations and a small mountain of sugarcane The city has ...

Taking no break for the hot, humid and sunny day, fairgoers lined up for giant turkey legs, pulled pork, pretzels and elephant ears ... re selling ice cream and root beer floats.

So, what do elephants eat in the wild? Their diet is quite varied and includes grasses, small plants, bushes, fruit, twigs, and roots. They eat tree bark to help digest all of that food ...