Asian and African elephants, though related, exhibit key differences. African elephants are larger with fan-shaped ears and ...

Scientists use changes in DNA as a type of clock to estimate how long two species have been separated. Researchers found that ...

Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films.

Researchers analyzed fossils and DNA to get a big-picture view of sloth evolution and determine what drove their immense size ...

At the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, Kaew Ta and Kham Phean have found the best way to beat the scorching May heat: by taking a ...

Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are now residents of the Tulsa Zoo but the ...

The Tulsa Zoo says it will “continue” the L.A. Zoo’s “legacy of caring for them with excellence, teamwork and individualized ...

Billy, 40, wasn’t hanging out by the waterfall. Tina, 59, wasn’t in the barn. On Tuesday morning, animal rights activists — ...

Tulsa Zoo welcomes Asian elephants Billy and Tina after a cross-country transfer from the Los Angeles Zoo and a successful ...

In Bo Phut, Koh Samui, two elephants escape May’s scorching heat by splashing in a pool and enjoying mud baths at their ...

Billy and Tina are currently in quarantine and will not be fully viewable to the public for a while, according to the Tulsa Zoo.