DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of Lois, an African elephant who resided at the zoo for more than four decades. “At 47 years old, Lois was considered a ...

Watch an African elephant rise from a sitting position. Trump adopts new nickname “Survivor 48” star Eva Erickson reveals she narrowly avoided Brown University shooting: 'So extremely lucky' A Florida ...

With African elephants endangered, a UCLA-led study says their decline could ripple from the rainforest to the concert stage—revealing a critical link between the threatened species and pianos and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Zoo excitedly announced the birth of a fourth healthy elephant calf, a milestone moment for the Zoo’s African Elephant herd. The new little one is named ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Sedgwick County Zoo is welcoming a fourth African elephant calf to its herd. The zoo says first-time mom Zuberi safely gave birth to a female calf Friday morning in the ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa (AP) — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. Tell them apart by their ears There are three species of ...

There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant. The African savanna elephant and the Asian elephant are listed as ...

An elephant’s strength is so great that it can take down trees simply by tugging at the branches with its trunk. A video from the YouTube channel, PETER FERNANDES (GRENT WORLD), shows one determined ...

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African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

Earlier this month, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the San Diego Region, rattling nerves and shaking security cameras around the county. The ground even shook under the feet of the elephants at the ...