The population of African forest elephants is declining rapidly, with only around 1,35,000 believed to remain in the wild, according to estimates cited by the World Wildlife Fund. The greatest losses ...

While some animals are incredibly adorable, they can be an absolute nuisance to look after. Zookeepers have shared which ones ...

For 20 years, Joel Sartore has been on a quest: to photograph every animal species in human care, and then some. This year, on the 20th anniversary of the Photo Ark somewhere in Australia, Sartore ...

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Zoo says it’s transitioning to an all-male herd of African elephants to create what’s known as a “bachelor herd.” Zoo officials say they made the decision in close ...

The baby elephant needs a mother to run to. And the fact is that the mother is a 30-year-old Nigerian man right now.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Maryland Zoo says it's transitioning to an all-male herd of African elephants to create what's known as a "bachelor herd." Zoo ...

Two of the tree remaining elephants at Johannesburg Zoo walking around their enclosure. The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit ...

Amboseli elephant deaths alarm Kenya as 18 elephants die and preliminary tests point to possible cyanide poisoning linked to ...

Meet the team that closely monitors the playful canines, which need help to form diverse packs and stop their numbers from ...

A new PNAS Nexus study warns that high-risk human-elephant conflict zones in Southern Africa could grow by 33-100% by 2085, driven mainly by population growth, cropland expansion and climate-related ...

Deep in South Africa’s Knysna forest, a female elephant named Strangefoot continues to walk through a landscape where her kind once moved in much larger numbers. At around 50 years old, she is ...