Signals used by elephants to manage competitive play sessions provide hints to the roots of empathy in social mammals.

Equipped with knowledge of the Bornean elephant’s behavior, Othman works with local communities and oil palm plantations to promote coexistence with the elephants.

Elephants are among the few animals that mourn their dead, showing touching rituals like caressing bones, gathering at gravesites, and grieving in silence—proving their deep emotional ...

The video above also illustrates another amazing aspect of elephant emotion, demonstrated by the elephants’ gentleness toward the man. Despite their massive size difference, the elephants are ...

The Emotionally Complex Lives of Elephants Elephants are incredibly intelligent and have been known to show emotion and use logic. ©Travel landscapes/Shutterstock.com ...

The rider represents rational and logical thinking, while the elephant embodies everything else: emotions, intuitions, values and subconscious motivations.

Elephants are considered empathetic due to their complex brain structure and emotional capacity. The elephant's brain is one of the largest, weighing around 11 pounds. Their brains are found to have ...

Salon spoke with Kahumbu about the filming process, elephant emotions and what she’s learned after observing elephants for decades.