Julia Chan Kar Wai/Shutterstock.com There are three distinct species of elephants: African savanna elephants (or African bush elephants), African forest elephants, and Asian elephants. Both African ...

"Newborn elephants, like Kirby, are born with their eyes open," Rob Bernady, elephant curator at the zoo, told Chron. "This is because an elephant calf needs to keep up with their herd quickly.

Charley, the former Pretoria zoo elephant that was relocated to the Shambala reserve near Vaalwater in Limpopo is doing well.

Asian elephants also have smaller ears while African male and female elephants both have tusks, according to the Houston Zoo. Octavia Johnson is a general assignment reporter for the Houston ...

The video from Instagram highlights a groundbreaking discovery made by researchers in Africa: elephants are terrified of bees. This revelation has significant implications for conservation efforts, ...

They're the largest animals walking the Earth and possess a remarkable level of human-like intelligence and emotional awareness. But scientists warn that African elephants – which wander ...

You spoke a lot about the Asian elephant and the fusion-fission sort of society, which is very different from the African bush elephant, where the herd is larger and more cohesive. Could you tell ...

Keepers at a zoo are mourning the "devastating" loss of two "eagerly anticipated" baby elephants. Blackpool Zoo announced that two of the herd, Noorjahan and Esha, were pregnant at the beginning ...

The most social species in the world is the African Elephant – let’s uncover their intriguing means of communication. Are you intrigued by the fascinating world of African elephants and want to learn ...

While Jade did most of the work, the zoo's elephant care team helped make sure Jet arrived on time and with the right luggage. Jet's father, Jake, was born at African Lion Safari in Ontario but ...