In 2022, Phoebe’s 13-year-old son Beco died from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, a highly fatal disease that can cause internal bleeding and affects Asian elephants in captivity and the wild.

In a news release, the Zoo said African elephant Mikki (age 39) and Asian elephant Punch (age 55) were reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, after being transported separately.

Thai, the Asian elephant, is turning 60 years old this month and Houston Zoo is planning a groovy celebration. As a senior member of the zoo's thriving population, Thai will get his own birthday ...

Conservationists concerned over development of Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, impacting wildlife and elephant corridors.

The second-oldest male Asian elephant in North America will celebrate his 60th birthday at the Houston Zoo this month, marking over four decades at the Texas facility, caretakers said on June 12.

As the second oldest bull Asian elephant in the U.S., Thai, short for Thailand, arrived at the Houston Zoo in 1980 along with Methai, who turned 56 this year.

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo shared how the newest members of its Asian elephant herd, Billy and Tina, are adjusting to life in Green Country after spending years in Los Angeles. FOX23 spoke with ...

Orphaned male adolescents go on killing sprees if mature males aren't around. Musth is a state of heightened sexual and aggressive activity in male elephants1,2. Between 1992 and 1997, young ...

I often take a quick trip to the local shop in search of a snack. But I’ve never come across an elephant on my travels. In early June 2025, a wild elephant named Plai Biang Lek made headlines in ...

Delhi zoo director, Sanjeet Kumar, said, “The elephant was not in musth. The contractual staff slipped and came in contact with the elephant’s trunk .

There were no injuries on the police report, but we don’t know the fate of the baby elephant. Female elephants are known to be more aggressive when they are with their offspring. Male elephants tend ...

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