The first thing one notices about the Tsavo National Park (East or West) is the profound calm that settles over the land like a soft blanket.As the hum of traffic fades behind in the sunbaked town of ...

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, just outside town, provides North America’s largest natural-habitat refuge specifically designed for endangered African and Asian elephants who’ve retired from ...

Thursday was the annual Squishing of the Squash, an event favorite for both elephants and zoo patrons alike at the Oregon Zoo ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

All are invited to a family-friendly Halloween celebration featuring a delightfully frightful and fun-filled time at ...

Whether it’s the cool, crisp air, the flannels, or the pumpkin spice lattes, there is usually something everyone loves about ...

In February 2023, as cruise missiles hit cities from Kherson to Kyiv, Mikhail Rusin lost heat and electricity in his home in Ukraine’s capital for almost a week. Overnight lows were around 14 degrees ...

Topeka Zoo Asian elephant Cora, who appeared in a 1980 movie that was part of the popular "Smokey and the Bandit" series, ...

C onsider taking on a mammoth – an animal easily more than twice your height and perhaps 150 times your weight, which roamed ...

Millions of people head to Africa each year to go on safaris that allow them to get a glimpse of the many animals that call the continent home. However, ...

Jane Goodall, who has died aged 91, changed the world through the way she saw animals, particularly chimps. In 1960, when she was 26, she observed a chimp she had named David Greybeard fishing for ...

One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and ...