Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

For decades, scientists have mused over a curious observation: why don’t large and long-lived animals like elephants and whales, with their trillions of cells, get cancer more often than tiny mice?

Larger animals do get more cancer than smaller ones, overturning the 45-year-old “Peto’s paradox” which suggested no link between animal size and cancer risk Species that evolved larger body sizes ...

A few weeks ago I received a copy of wildlife photographer, conservationist, and actor Larry Laverty's new book Power and Majesty: The Plight and Preservation of the African Elephant that's packed ...

In recent months, unusual wildlife behaviours have been trending across social platforms, especially topics that challenge what we normally expect from the natural world. One such behaviour that ...

Milwaukee is mourning the loss of Ruth, a 43-year-old African savanna elephant who was humanely euthanized Sept. 20 after falling for the second time in a month. While Ruth wasn't the oldest elephant ...

TAITA TAVETA, Kenya (AP) — For farmers in the Taita hills in southern Kenya, elephants are a menace: they raid crops and will occasionally injure or even kill people. Farmer Richard Shika, 68, has had ...