(Reuters) - African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study that ...

Victoria Falls, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe was once popular for elephant rides but no longer offers the adventure [Courtesy] In 2005, travel writer Jayne Rose Gacheri joined a ...

African elephant herds have faced poaching for decades, but a new wave of poaching has placed them on the edge of extinction, according to a study published Tuesday. The study was published in the ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently raid villagers’ crops near ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- For two decades, Osh the elephant has been calling the Oakland Zoo home. But in the fall, the only remaining African elephant living at the zoo and in the Bay Area will move ...