AN average decline of 90 percent for the African elephant population, a 70 percent decline for the savannah elephant population and a combined average decline of 77 percent across both species in the ...

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities.

Unless you know what to look for, you may not notice the differences between an African elephant vs. Asian elephant. These ...

A year-end compendium of facts that didn't make it into stories this year, including why Austin Cindric wears bow ties and the banking at Talladega.

The Asian elephant can be found from western India to eastern Borneo in Southeast Asia. A total of three recognized Asian ...

Male African elephants have distinct personality traits, but also adapt their behavior to suit the social context, according ...

Nigeria’s wildlife population remains endangered with recent flooding adding to the risk factors in the eight national parks due ...

African forest elephants, which inhabit the dense rainforests of west and central Africa, are smaller than their African savanna elephant cousins. Poaching for ivory and loss of habitat have led ...

A 17-year-old African elephant named Madhubala will be reunited with her two sisters after 15 years on Tuesday as she was moved from Karachi Zoo to the city’s Safari Park. Karachi Zoo authorities, ...

Zoo Atlanta is now living without pandas, a major tourist draw, for the first time in a quarter century, but the zoo's finances are solid shapes to endure life without them.

A matriarch feeds with her calf in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. African elephants have experienced pressure from ivory harvest and habitat loss over the past several decades. A comprehensive ...

Elephants migrate hundreds of miles when the climate and environment shift. ©Julia Chan Kar Wai/Shutterstock.com There are three distinct species of elephants: African savanna elephants (or African ...