One of the most bizarre-looking land mammals is the enormous yet gentle elephant, with its huge ears, long trunk, and those massive feet. Why are their feet shaped like that, anyway? Do elephants have ...

Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell has been a regular at the same watering hole for more than 25 years. Most of the other patrons are elephants. This summer marks the Stanford researcher’s 26th visit to ...

The front feet of an elephant. The bottom legs and feet are light gray and very wrinkly. Semi-circle shaped (with the arch at the top) white toenails are visible on the front of the elephant's feet.© ...

You might think that elephants get all the hearing they need with their big ears. But it turns out the colossal mammals also use their feet. Sound travels through the air and different surfaces as ...

Even elephants need to pay attention to grooming now and then. That?s why Dolly and Anna, the African elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, received pedicures last week. The zoo?s elephant team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE − Alice, the 38-year-old lady getting a pedicure, seemed to enjoy the washing, brushing and filing of her feet. All ...