Perhaps more than any other religion, Hinduism treats animals as sacred. Learn about the divinity of cows, elephants, and monkeys.

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A bond beyond words. In this touching story, witness the incredible friendship between a man and a majestic elephant — a ...

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 ...

Discover the best kid-friendly mouse movies from Stuart Little to Despereaux, with age notes, parent tips, and why my 4 kids ...

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Who are you when you've lost everything? That's the question musical "Water for Elephants" seeks to answer, said circus designer and co-choreographer of the show Shana Carroll. The show, which is set ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

I feel undeniably drawn to quantify my summer not in the number of procedures I witnessed, but rather in the number of ...

No one really knows what motivated a group of men to shoot and kill Betty the Learned Elephant 200 years ago. But it was certainly one of the most memorable events in the history of the village of ...