This article was originally published on Undark. In 2018, news spread around Saroj Duru’s village that four elephants had gathered at a nearby lake. Such creatures didn’t typically visit her region in ...

A little zoological research teaches that elephants live in stable societies. This is largely because the dominant female leads the herd. She teaches her own offspring how to survive and how to ...

Reid Park Zoo's expanded African elephant exhibit is still nine months away from completion, but the first of several new pachyderms already has taken up residence. Over the last six weeks two Tucson ...

Elephants are a frightening reality to many rural Africans. As their natural habitat shrinks, the animals frequently raid crops — destroying farmer's livelihoods and sometimes taking their lives. But ...

The guide starts up the Land Rover, then calls for attention from his excited passengers. "All right, We're going into the bush!" We're at the gateway to Botswana's safari country – one of the most ...

The Kratts discover all elephants have feelings, emotions, and real intelligence. The Wild Kratts are on a mission to figure out the differences between African and Asian elephants. They soon discover ...

A hotel manager in Zambia says he was surprised when he looked up from his desk and saw an elephant standing in the front lobby. Apparently, the large animal had entered the building looking for ...

Animals aren’t particularly cooperative models, and anyone who’s ever tried to photograph animals—domesticated or wild—probably has a lot of pictures of butts. But for one researcher, butt pictures ...