Elephants are incredibly intelligent and social animals with several sophisticated methods of communication. They use all their senses — hearing, sight, touch, and smell — to interact within their own ...

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display. By Jonathan Wolfe The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California on ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Elephants are all people seem to be talking about after Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake near Julian. An incredible video that has now gone viral shows elephants at the San Diego ...

It was a protective circle that became an instant hit. Taught folks a bit about elephant behavior, sure. But also taught people that they could take a lesson from elephants. Video from the San Diego ...

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now northern Italy. Soon after, some scavengers arrived to dine on this huge ...

The decline in Africa's population of forest elephants has had a direct impact on the decline of its ebony trees, a new study based in Cameroon now shows. A study published this August in the journal ...

Feeding wild animals can be a dangerous game — especially with one as big as an elephant. Unfortunately, biologists in Sigur have documented a concerning food trend among elephants that could pose ...

I woke up in the research tower to a soft exhale and then a trickle of water at the waterhole below. The full moon hung low and dim in the west. I squinted at my watch. It was 4 A.M. I wondered which ...

Following the incident, the Deputy Devaswom Commissioner intervened, ordering the replacement of the mahouts involved in the ritual due to safety concerns.

Elephants express a wide range of emotions through their body language. For example, an anxious elephant often holds its tail stiffly out to one side, while a calm and relaxed elephant will typically ...