If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

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By Ryan Truscott A new study reveals how African elephants plan their elaborate journeys: they strategically choose the least ...

Similarly, water sources play a key role in where they choose to go. However, individual elephants can respond to water ...

Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades ...

The award-winning documentary film “A Life Among Elephants,” which chronicles the journey of Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the world's foremost elephant ...

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international ...

A new study reveals how African elephants plan their elaborate journeys: they strategically choose the least energy-consuming routes to reach food sources. These findings, researchers say ...

The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30th anniversary in March, marking three decades of adopting former circus and show elephants and allowing them to retire in peaceful wilderness.

A female African elephant named Pupy stands in her enclosure at the Ecoparque in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 25, ...