A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

After years of construction, Safari Park’s massive new elephant habitat is opening ...

Field rangers observed fewer tusked female elephants. Decades of ivory hunting in Gorongosa National Park favored tuskless survivors. This trait is passed to offspring, dramatically increasing the ...

Simunye, an adult African elephant, is pictured with calves Bomani, left, and Asali, right. Simunye delivered a stillborn calf in March 2025 and was instrumental in helping Bomani's mother, Talia, ...

It was a protective circle that became an instant hit. Taught folks a bit about elephant behavior, sure. But also taught people that they could take a lesson from elephants. Video from the San Diego ...

Elephants are not only extremely intelligent but have the ability to express deep empathy for others. They form close family bonds with those in their herd and are known to help other elephants in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After capturing ...

The front feet of an elephant. The bottom legs and feet are light gray and very wrinkly. Semi-circle shaped (with the arch at the top) white toenails are visible on the front of the elephant's feet.© ...

Elephants can make low rumbling sounds that humans cannot hear. Sound can be transmitted through air and through rock. Elephants can detect seismic (ground-transmitted) sound with fatty pads on their ...