African elephants excel at remembering facts that are key to their survival. They say "an elephant never forgets." But how much truth is there to that expression? How good is an elephant's memory?

A pair of elephant twins experts weren’t sure would survive are alive and well thanks to the dedication and skill of their mother. The twins, one male and one female, were born in January to a mother ...

Miracle elephant twins that had little chance of survival have been found alive and well in Kenya. The extremely rare twins, a boy and a girl, were first discovered in January in the Samburu National ...

Elephants wear their biology in plain sight. Those sweeping ears are not a decorative afterthought but a set of oversized ...

The death of a well-known wild animal is an odd kind of news. It is intimate, because so many people feel they have met the ...

The lure of salt draws a unique group of elephants deep into the belly of Mt Elgon. For thousands of years the cave elephant has been trekking to Kitum cave and smaller caverns at the base of the ...

One of Cincinnati Zoo's elephants is moving away, but the good news is that it's only temporary.The 10,000-pound bull elephant is being moved to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where he will be ...

2004-06-20 04:00:00 PDT Bangkok-- It's not an uncommon sight in this city of 7.2 million to see an elephant and its mahout, or trainer, come lumbering along, sometimes causing a traffic jam. Elephants ...

"Chuck's departure marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to ensure the survival of Asian elephants, a species facing numerous threats in the wild—including habitat loss, poaching, and ...

Fern is director of government relations at Nonhuman Rights Project and lives in West Hollywood. Many people around the world have just celebrated Valentine’s Day — a holiday that honors love and ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose, zoo officials said. Rani (pronounced Rahn-ee) died Friday at ...