After the government started clearing a forested area in India's southern Hyderabad city, social media posts falsely claimed a clip of an elephant likely born with a congenital defect was taken after ...

"It removes the toxic, invasive plant from elephant habitats, so it clears up the forest and restores natural ecosystems," Thekaekara said. "Lantana is pushing animals quite a bit." Thekaekara ...

Pupy is just the latest in a series of over 1,000 wild animals — elephants, as well as lions, tigers, bears and apes — that the Buenos Aires “ecopark” has sent to sanctuaries abroad since ...

Elephants are highly intelligent and social animals that have the ability to feel sound through their feet. When they perceive a threat, they often bunch together in an “alert circle," typically with ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's elephants raced to protect their calves with an "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Julian in Southern California.

Inside the specialized iron crate strapped to a truck and flanked by vans full of caretakers and veterinarians was Pupy, a female African elephant. She is heading to a better life after spending more ...

Mahouts, or elephant trainers, trained elephants using chains and a hook called an “elephant goad.” The animal grew accustomed to being led, raising its leg to provide a stepstool for riders, and ...

People have always wanted control. Stuffed animals serve as a positive and healthy interaction and development for children. “They're kinesthetic, they're tangible, but they're always there and ...

from acting as food for other animals to controlling pest populations. Their larvae, commonly referred to as glow-worms, are voracious predators of soft-bodied invertebrates, like snails and slugs.