A sanctuary founder who rescued hundreds of animals from a beleaguered Puerto Rico zoo is now doing the hard work of rehabilitation. After years of complaints about conditions at the Dr. Juan A.

A robotic elephant was donated to an Indian temple to replace having a wild creature living in captivity. PETA India donated the elephant named Irinjadappilly Raman, to the Sree Krishna Temple in ...

For the first time in seven years, an African elephant calf was born at the park. The calf weighs 218 pounds and is already bonding with her mother Nadirah and bringing a smile to the animal care team ...

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Photos and video are available to download in the Zoo’s Newsroom. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo community is mourning the loss of Ambika, the beloved eldest member of its Asian elephant herd. She was ...

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now ...

Humans aren’t the only animals that use rituals to connect and bond. Elephant researcher CAITLIN O’CONNELL has spent 30 years studying wild elephants in Namibia, observing their complex behavior, and ...

An animal rights organization is calling for Six Flags Great Adventure to find a new home for its herd of African elephants, saying their captivity is “psychologically and physically harmful.” World ...