Shankar, Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, has died from a suspected rare rodent-borne virus and it is India’s first recorded case. The 29 year old’s death highlights serious concerns over animal ...

He joins a herd of elephants at the zoo that includes two half-siblings of his.

For the first time in seven years, an African elephant calf was born at the park. The calf weighs 218 pounds and is already bonding with her mother Nadirah and bringing a smile to the animal care team ...

Corra, a 2-month-old African elephant, skipped onto the savanna for the first time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Thursday morning. Within that first hour, she scampered alongside mom ...

We provide a scientific analysis of a heartbreaking video clip of a young elephant mother carrying her stillborn calf.

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, ...

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Suju Kali is a 50-year-old elephant in Nepal who has been carrying tourists for over 30 years. Like many elephants I encounter through my research, Suju Kali exhibits anxiety and can be aggressive ...

Humans aren’t the only animals that use rituals to connect and bond. Elephant researcher CAITLIN O’CONNELL has spent 30 years studying wild elephants in Namibia, observing their complex behavior, and ...

The subject of the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Very soon after that, a tousle-haired baby, she became trapped in human history.

There was some BIG news this week -- literally -- as a circus elephant escaped from her pen and roamed the streets of a Montana city. The escape has garnered mixed reactions. While some said it was ...

The Nonhuman Rights Project has sued the Pittsburgh Zoo to gain the release of five elephants over alleged mistreatment.