White Oak Conservation’s purchase of 35 Asian elephants from Feld Entertainment, announced today, creates what will be the largest community of Asian elephants in the Western Hemisphere ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A 30-foot statue? Genetically-modified mammoth? Here is what could be in store for Utah’s NHL team following its rebrand.

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

Between buffet feasts, some of the guests shimmied with decorative pots on their heads, symbols of the earthenware that held ...