What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their ...

By David Brown A continent-wide genomic study of both savanna and forest elephants in Africa has found that African elephants once roamed widely, both species exchanging genes throughout their range.

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

A baby elephant chose to stand his ground when a safari tried to pass by him and his mother. In a TikTok video posted by ABC7 ...

According to a new study published on Monday, June 10, African elephants refer to one another with "individually specific calls" Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...

Animal welfare groups in South Africa are taking a zoo to court over the mental well-being of three elephants.

Central California’s Fresno Chaffee Zoo has welcomed a new African elephant to its herd, officials announced this weekend. The zoo said Saturday that visitors will be able see the bull named Mabu on ...

An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service's trophy approvals last year were a big leap from President Donald Trump’s first term, when he bemoaned the practice.

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...