Male elephants have distinct characters, and certain individuals within the society are influential and can have a positive psychological impact on the group, according to new research. The study also ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta announced a new big-eared resident was coming to their African Savanna thanks to a new transfer from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan. According to zoo officials, Titan, a ...

Source: Esin Üstün, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Decades of research have emphasized the importance of matriarchs in leading elephant herds. A herd, made up of related female ...

While most San Diegans may be saying "rain, rain, go away," at least one resident thinks it's the perfect time to play. Nipho, a 12-year-old male African elephant who lives at the San Diego Zoo, ...

Tonka, the largest male African elephant in the U.S., died at the age of 46 at Zoo Knoxville, his caregivers said. Screengrab from Zoo Knoxville's Facebook post Weighing in at 15,000 pounds, Tonka was ...

HOHENWALD, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee has welcomed a new resident to its Hohenwald facility. The Elephant Sanctuary announced the safe arrival of a male African elephant named ...

The calf, which is yet to be named, was born on Sunday to Omma, a 12-year-old African elephant, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. The newest African elephant at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & ...

A lower ranking male gives a ‘trunk-to-mouth’ salute to an older, higher-ranking individual. This greeting behavior is a very important ritual that serves to reinforce relationships between bonded ...