Heartwarming photographs of elephants wrapped in colorful hand-knitted jumpers have captivated Reddit users. The rescued ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a ...

More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment.

Elephants have distinct names for each other just like humans do, say researchers at Colorado State University who've been studying wild African elephants. One of the study’s authors, George Wittemyer ...

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig ...

Esau’s journey spans borders that elephants cannot see — but must obey. His fate reflects the growing challenges facing elephants across Africa.

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Scientists have recently shed some light on exactly why elephants, one of the biggest animals on the planet, paradoxically experience unusually low rates of cancer. The research found these remarkable ...

Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic photos of elephant poaching. Ecologists in Myanmar spend hours and hours fighting through thick vines, forest and bamboo just to find a single Asian ...

Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments. Mammoths, with their thick fur and curved tusks, thrived in Ice Age tundras, ...

While the evolution of animals is often thought of as something that takes millions of years, it can also happen much faster. A new study, published today in Science, provides powerful evidence that ...