A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital Delhi, officials have told ...

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the ...

A lower ranking male gives a ‘trunk-to-mouth’ salute to an older, higher-ranking individual. This greeting behavior is a very important ritual that serves to reinforce relationships between bonded ...

An Allegheny County judge has denied a petition to stop the transfer of two of Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s younger elephants ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August, Namibia ...

Wild African elephants may address each other using individualized calls that resemble the personal names used by humans, a new study suggests. While dolphins are known to call one another by ...

WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants’ ...

Shankar, Delhi's Last African Elephant, came to Delhi Zoo many years ago after being gifted from the African nation of ...