Researchers identified eight plant species that sick elephants appear to seek out for a specific purpose, plus five used in ...

An African elephant named Butch samples a generous spread of watermelon, bananas, pineapple, and cantaloupe while keepers ...

Elephants in Kenya self-medicate with plants and soils, linking wildlife pharmacology, indigenous medicine, and conservation ...

In February 2020, behavioral ecologist Mickey Pardo witnessed the aftermath of an elephant birth. In Kenya’s Samburu National ...

Botswana's government authorized the killing of 23 elephants for its independence day celebrations this week, drawing ...

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping these amazing animals to recover People have had a devastating impact on African ...

Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...

Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as ...

Raging hormones can make teenagers do some crazy things. In a group of elephants without a father figure it led to a killing ...

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report. Released at the world’s largest ...

In June, Roger Williams Park Zoo announced that its three aging elephants would live their remaining years in a Tennessee ...