A forager was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant in Thailand. Aphisit Yakrasan, 47, was collecting mushrooms from a forest when he was assaulted by an elephant bull named Oi Wan in Nakhon ...

Officials say the tourist was trampled while trying to protect children who left a vehicle and ran into the bush near a herd ...

In this post we’ll get to know elephants, the largest land animal to walk our planet, a little bit better and uncover the largest elephant ever recorded. Have you ever wondered how big an elephant can ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

The African savannah, a realm often associated with the lion as the ‘King of the Beasts,’ presents a more complex hierarchy when a mighty elephant bull enters the scene. This fascinating video ...

A runaway elephant caused chaos as it charged along a busy road in Thailand. The jumbo was startled by the sound of car horns ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. These images of ...

The world's biggest iceberg is on the loose and is threatening to collide with a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, scientists warned this week. Known as A23a ...

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told AFP on Friday. The colossal iceberg—which ...

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Another tourist died last year at a national park in Zambia Last year, an American tourist died after an "aggressive" bull elephant attacked a vehicle during a tour at Kafue National Park in Zambia.