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 ...

COIMBATORE: The health of captive elephants is expected to improve with the launch of new guidelines focused on foot health on Tuesday. The guide 'Healthy Feet, Healthy Elephants' has been prepared by ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Olga Panagiotopoulou is affiliated to the University of Queensland. She is also a Research Affiliate with the Rory Hensman Conservation and Research Unit (RHCRU), in Limpopo, South Africa. Women ...

You think your feet hurt after a long day spent atop them? Imagine weighing 9,000 pounds. That would get your dogs a-barkin’. That’s the situation that Shanthi, a 41-year-old Asian elephant at the ...

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 ...

Whether she’s happy or not is apparently up for debate. Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo Asian elephant, was recently spotted in public for the first time in nearly 10 weeks — and sparked concern from the ...

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