One of the most bizarre-looking land mammals is the enormous yet gentle elephant, with its huge ears, long trunk, and those massive feet. Why are their feet shaped like that, anyway? Do elephants have ...

A viral clip showed an elephant resting its leg on a woman’s lap and wrapping its trunk around her while she sang, melting hearts online. A heartwarming video of an elephant gently embracing a woman ...

MILWAUKEE, Wi. (WFLA) — An elephant took a tumble at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Friday resulting in her having to be pushed to her feet with a front loader. A release said that around 11 a.m., an ...

The 9-month-old elephant, which rescuers have named Bani (Mother Earth), was hit by a speeding train near Corbett National Park in northern India in mid-December, leaving her seriously injured and ...

Keepers of a 40-year-old Asian elephant named Gay noticed an abscess on her right front foot, then another on her left. To help ease her pain, they gave her pedicures, antibiotic foot baths, aloe vera ...

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Elephant seals drift downwards in a "sleep spiral" when deep diving in the ocean, a new study found. Sleeping while deep diving allows the seals to avoid predators, scientists believe. The scientists ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh (pronounced NEE-lin), is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the ...

(CNN) — A baby elephant’s misadventure turned into an elaborate rescue mission in a small Indian village after it fell into a well nearly 30 feet (9 meters) deep. The calf was among a herd of ...

Life-sized or larger elephant representations abound around Tuscaloosa, saluting the University of Alabama's mascot.