Gentle elephant herd grazes in beautiful African plains view.

Elephant caregivers play an important role in their society by comforting and teaching babies when mom is occupied.

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

African elephants have matriarchal societies, in which elder females lead families made up of their female relatives and young to water, food and safety. Most of what we know about elephant social ...

As a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego on Monday morning, a small herd of African ... north of the zoo. Other animals just froze for a moment. “It’s so cool because elephants ...

“This birth is a significant moment for the Zoo and serves as a symbol of hope for the future of African elephants in our North American population.” Zookeepers say Bomani stood up in the ...