The Vanishing Elephant, produced by Northern Irish theatre company Cahoots, will run at the Oxford Playhouse from June 11 to June 14.

Nearly 30 years ago, three wild bull elephants, Raja Gaj, Kancha, and Thula Hatti, roamed boldly through the dense forests ...

Massive Megatherium sloths once stood as large as Asian elephants, ripping foliage off treetops with prehensile tongues like ...

Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments.

Footage shows a hungry elephant roaming around a university canteen in search of food after sneaking onto campus. The incident occurred in Don Bosco University, Sonapur, Assam, northeast India, on ...

Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

A leading rights group in Asia has expressed deep concern over the alleged enforced disappearance of an environmental ...

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

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

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.

An elephant died in Tamil Nadu, India, after scavenging at a trash heap. Veterinarians who tried to save the animal found ...

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