Elephants are strong enough to knock over trees. But why do they do it, and how does it benefit the ecosystem?

Elephants are some of the most fascinating, huge yet cute animals roaming on Earth. They are smart and emotionally ...

But a new genetic analysis of fossils from the extinct species compared with the living found that the straight-tusked elephants last shared a common ancestor with the forest variety some 1.5 to 3 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend ...

A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend against sun damage ...

There’s a new addition at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Bay Lake, Florida, and she weighs a whopping 218 pounds. An African elephant calf named Corra was recently born at the resort, making her ...

African bush elephants, which are also known as desert or desert-dwelling elephants, can grow to 6.6 tons and measure more than 10 feet tall at the shoulder.