The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.

There are fewer than 1,000 Bornean elephants left in the wild. Logging and palm oil plantations have destroyed their habitat ...

The last two elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo are set to join Tulsa zoo, putting a hold on L.A. Zoo's elephant program ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - May is Zoo Baby month and the Cincinnati Zoo has a big announcement. Video Quality Speed 00:00 02:56 ...

Leveraging reporter Julie Watson’s long-standing relationship with the San Diego Zoo, an AP all-formats team produced a ...

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the ...

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

Sydney's beloved Asian elephant pair is preparing for a new life with a herd on the plains of South Australia.

Last fall, the Saint Louis Zoo welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf to its family of pachyderms, the first ...

A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, ...

Zoos have undergone a rethink in recent decades with the emphasis on the conservation of species and education, rather than displaying exotic animals as a spectacle.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pupy the elephant arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, Friday ...