Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for ...

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant’s teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations.

Teeth recovered from a beloved zoo elephant that died in 2008 are helping University of Utah geologists develop a method for tracking the movements of ...

African elephant tusks nearly double those of the walrus. An adult male’s tusk, which in the elephant’s case are enlarged incisors, can be about 7.7 feet long. Like the baby teeth of humans, elephants ...

Do elephants and hippos get along? Watch what happens when a herd of elephants encounters a sleeping group of hippos.

Elephants are massive, 12-foot-tall herbivores, while bears are smaller, 5-foot-tall carnivores. They differ in diet, behavior, and size, despite overlapping habitats.

Misha was euthanized in 2008 due to declining health. At that time, and with an eye toward advancing isotope research, University of Utah distinguished professor Thure Cerling asked if his team could ...

Forest personnel arrest five individuals attempting to sell three elephant tusks, seizing additional teeth, and remanding them in custody.