King Manuel I of Portugal sent an Indian elephant to Rome in 1514, a gift for the newly elected Pope Leo X and the first the city had seen until then. Leo was besotted with it. The elephant, Hanno, ...

Adorable footage shows a baby elephant cuddling a plush toy as it sleeps at a sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The video, filmed on July 14, 2026, shows the young elephant, named Orchid, resting ...

The Elephant Fire has decreased from 42% containment early on July 15 to 31% by Wednesday evening. However, crews have still made significant progress on putting out the wildfire that is burning less ...

Portland’s favorite little elephant is growing up. Tula-Tu, the Oregon Zoo’s 1-year-old Asian elephant who has stolen the hearts of many, now weighs over 1,300 pounds—more than double her weight ...

The decision comes weeks after the death of Happy, the elephant at the center of a landmark animal rights case WCS The Bronx Zoo is considering relocating its last elephant, Patty, to a Tennessee ...

A study predicts increasing human-elephant conflict in Southern Africa. A growing number of farmers and 290,000 African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) share space in Southern Africa, with ...

Farmers have dealt with pests since the advent of agriculture. Cats can catch mice, and fences can keep out rabbits. But what do you do when the creature raiding your crops is a six-ton African ...

Farmers have dealt with pests since the advent of agriculture. Cats can catch mice, and fences can keep out rabbits. But what do you do when the creature raiding your crops is a six-ton African ...

Long ago on the Indonesian island of Flores, Komodo dragons ate first, ripping into the flesh of cow-sized elephant kin and stripping their bones. Our tiny human relatives probably picked at the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property damage ...

If drought in an area persists longer, elephants move closer to areas near human settlements. This is the finding of research by biologist Irene Bouwman of Radboud University. During short-term ...