Most experts recognize three species of elephants: two from Africa and the Asian elephant. But which one is the biggest of ...

The Louisville Zoo’s decision to say goodbye to their beloved elephants came after the tragic death of Mikki’s baby Fitz. It ...

The former circus star was billed as the largest elephant in captivity, measuring more than 12 feet tall and weighing 10 tons. Much like a football player’s size is exaggerated on the roster ...

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the ...

New research comparing data from the two largest-ever elephant surveys reveals the overall population in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is stable, but also uncovers some ...

Even though elephants are the largest living land animal, humans have increasingly determined their future over recent centuries. Human-elephant conflict came to a head in 1919 when the last surviving ...

The zoo estimates it will take about 40 hours to transport the 15,000-pound, 11-foot-2-inch-tall elephant to his new home about 60 miles southwest of Nashville later this year. Animal activists ...

KAZA covers 520,000 square kilometers across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe and contains the world’s largest elephant population. Presenting the census results Thursday ...

And the first thing that greets many visitors is the museum’s iconic African bush elephant. Standing 13-feet tall and weighing 11 tons, the elephant — who is affectionately known by his ...