UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying ...

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

A hush falls over the African savanna as a group of elephants stands quietly around the bones of one of their own. Their ...

Video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows a herd of African elephants respond to the movement during Monday’s magnitude 5.2 earthquake, first running to the same general area when the ground ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment on the viral clip of the elephants.

Zordan said that just like older people, elderly animals require more care: regular health checks, arthritis treatment, ...

But as Africa experiences longer and more extreme droughts, elephants and other wildlife are having to compete with people and livestock for increasingly scarce water resources. The situation in Kenya ...

The field manager of the tour company involved in the incident said the elephant responded to tourists getting too close to take pictures Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Perak deputy police chief Deputy Comm Zulkafli Sariaat said the 14 people in the cars were not ... they saw a herd of elephants on the road. “Because it was dark, the drivers were unsure how ...