Thanks to the The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Pea the ostrich and Jotto the elephant have met and are best friends and it's adorable. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains. Thanks to the The ...

No zoo has ever introduced an elephant back into the wild. Elephants who live in zoos are condemned to a life of depravity for no zoo can provide what these amazing animals need in terms of social ...

The ongoing saga of two elephants, Shaba, a 31 year-old African elephant and Connie, a 44 year-old Asian elephant, is especially heartbreaking and raises many questions about why zoos exist and what ...

With a conversational narrative and copious photographs, Buckley, cofounder and executive director of Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary, spotlights the true-life friendship between an unlikely pair of ...

*In the South Indian state of Kerala, two-year-old girl Bhama and 35-year-old elephant Uma Devi have developed an unlikely friendship. They first met when Bhama was born and then the meetings became ...

Mundi, the elephant rescued from a zoo in Puerto Rico a month ago, is adjusting to life in a South Georgia refuge. She's already made two elephant friends. Earlier this month, we brought you the story ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Elephants belong to an ancient lineage that extends back ...

In a heart-melting video that has captured the attention of social media users, an elephant is seen joyfully swimming in a flowing river while attempting to call her reluctant friends to join her. The ...