The ongoing saga of two elephants, Shaba, a 31 year-old African elephant and Connie, a 44 year-old Asian elephant, is especially heartbreaking and raises many questions about why zoos exist and what ...

Thanks to the The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Pea the ostrich and Jotto the elephant have met and are best friends and it's adorable. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains. Thanks to the The ...

When a group of researchers set out to study the well-being of wild juvenile African savanna elephants in central Kenya, they had a theory: Orphaned elephants would be more stressed out than ...

A bond beyond words. In this touching story, witness the incredible friendship between a man and a majestic elephant — a connection built on trust, respect, and years of companionship. Known as The ...

In a heart-melting video that has captured the attention of social media users, an elephant is seen joyfully swimming in a flowing river while attempting to call her reluctant friends to join her. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 15—ATTAPULGUS- It was a cool, sunny afternoon at Elephant Refuge North America on Wednesday; and like most days, the three ...

With a conversational narrative and copious photographs, Buckley, cofounder and executive director of Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary, spotlights the true-life friendship between an unlikely pair of ...

Elephants are remarkably perceptive when it comes to recognizing specific ethnic groups of people that vary in the degree of danger they are likely to pose, reveals a new study published online on ...

Think of African elephants and you might picture them wandering among open grasslands or making their homes in forests. But in northwest Namibia, amidst an arid landscape of rocky mountains, sand, and ...