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

Scientists are moving full speed toward reviving the extinct woolly mammoth by 2028 using advanced gene-editing technology.

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 ...

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 ...

The larger sloths didn’t do much tree climbing, at risk of falling to their deaths. Instead, they survived by being ...

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

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

Owner Salang Niphitkunthong says the restaurant's name is inspired by Tha Chang, Bangkok's Elephant Pier on the banks of the Chao Praya River.