On Tuesday, for the first time in 80 years, twin elephants were born in captivity in Sri Lanka, according to wildlife officials. A 25-year-old elephant named Surangi gave birth to the twin males ...

As students in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad protested the felling of a forested area for development, footage of a ...

Three baby elephants were among the six killed,' government ... Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants. The animals are ...

Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated ... partly due to their significance in Buddhist culture. Two baby elephants and their pregnant mother ...

ST. LOUIS — Jet, the St. Louis Zoo’s newest, youngest and possibly cutest elephant, can now be seen by the public for the ...

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country on Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted ...

Throughout my time in Sri Lanka, I learnt from our local guide, Sampath, an immense amount about the cultural importance of elephants, but being able to experience how that cultural importance ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...

At least 17 people were injured at a religious procession in Kotte, Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok, according to local reports. Footage captured by a local news outlet showed one of the ...