Elephants that live near farms are more daring than their deep-forest counterparts, and that behavior could be the key to helping people and elephants get along. That's the central finding of new ...

Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

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

Elephants are incredibly intelligent and social animals with several sophisticated methods of communication. They use all their senses — hearing, sight, touch, and smell — to interact within their own ...